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Today's Science News: Atom smasher will help reveal 'the beginning' 'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes Ancient Blind Snakes Hitched Ride on Drifting Continents Meat-Eating Vs. Driving: Another Climate Change Error? Obama to permit oil exploration off Virginia coast NASA Prepares 'Global Hawk' for Takeoff Susceptibility to Autism Tied to Genes Tricky tiny Mercury easier to see in sky for a bit Elephants move like 4x4s: scientists Farmer Discovers Fossil of Ant-Eating Dinosaur Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast The nation's weather Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Risks Elimination as 'Dancing With the Stars' Score 'Craters' Judge nixes patents on genes linked to breast cancer Ministers to urge better dialogue on oil price volatility Judge asked to stop New Orleans hospital projects Atom smasher will help reveal 'the beginning' Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:13 pm PDT AP - The world's largest atom smasher threw together minuscule particles racing at unheard of speeds in conditions simulating those just after the Big Bang — a success that kick-started a megabillion-dollar experiment that could one day explain how the universe began. Full Story Top 'Nyet' to $1 million? Math genius may reject award Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Maybe a 43-year-old unemployed bachelor who lives with his elderly mother in Russia — and who won $1 million for solving a problem that has stumped mathematicians for a century. Full Story Top US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:18 pm PDT AP - In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company's patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Full Story Top Ancient Blind Snakes Hitched Ride on Drifting Continents Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:21 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Blind snakes are small worm-like creatures that likely feel their way through underground homes by sensing chemicals through their skin. Full Story Top Meat-Eating Vs. Driving: Another Climate Change Error? Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:20 pm PDT Time.com - Climate change advocates are on the defensive after a beef-industry consultant points out a flawed comparison Full Story Top Obama to permit oil exploration off Virginia coast Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:18 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama is to announce on Wednesday a plan to permit exploration for oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia as a way to create jobs and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Full Story Top NASA Prepares 'Global Hawk' for Takeoff Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:16 pm PDT LiveScience.com - NASA is gearing up Global Hawk, a remote-controlled airplane, for its first scientific flights in coming weeks. With its capacity for long-distance, high-altitude flights that can last over a day, Global Hawk presents a new chapter in Earth science for NASA. "It's a very exciting time," said Chris Naftel, project manager for Global Hawk. "This is the very first time that Global Hawk will be used for science." Northrop Grumman originally manufactured the two Global Hawks now being retrofitted by NASA several years ago. ... Full Story Top Susceptibility to Autism Tied to Genes Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered two genes for brain proteins that seem to be linked to autism disorders. Full Story Top Tricky tiny Mercury easier to see in sky for a bit Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:52 am PDT AP - Mercury, the solar system's most elusive planet, will be easier to see for the next two weeks. Full Story Top Elephants move like 4x4s: scientists Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:44 am PDT AFP - Elephants' legs work like a four-wheel drive vehicle, making them probably unique in the animal kingdom, scientists said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Farmer Discovers Fossil of Ant-Eating Dinosaur Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:35 am PDT LiveScience.com - A newfound ant-eating dinosaur was one of the smallest known and also one of the best adapted for running, scientists revealed. Full Story Top Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:37 pm PDT AP - In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska. Full Story Top The nation's weather Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:43 am PDT AP - Rainy weather was forecast to persist throughout the Northeast on Tuesday as a storm system located off the Mid-Atlantic coast lifted northward to the New England coast. Full Story Top Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Risks Elimination as 'Dancing With the Stars' Score 'Craters' Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:00 pm PDT SPACE.com - The second man to walk on the moon may be the first to be danced off stage as the first results for ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" are revealed Tuesday evening. Full Story Top Judge nixes patents on genes linked to breast cancer Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:19 am PDT AFP - A federal judge in New York struck down patents on two genes that play a role in breast cancer in a ruling that, if upheld, could have far-reaching effects on genetics in the biotech industry. Full Story Top Ministers to urge better dialogue on oil price volatility Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:14 pm PDT AFP - Energy producers and consumers were set Wednesday to urge improved dialogue on tackling oil price volatility in a joint ministerial declaration to be issued at the end of a key forum. Full Story Top Judge asked to stop New Orleans hospital projects Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:33 pm PDT AP - Preservationists say the construction of two hospitals to replace ones damaged by Hurricane Katrina would wipe out a historic New Orleans neighborhood, and they want a federal judge to block the projects. Full Story Top

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