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Today's Science News: Space shuttle Discovery fuels for pre-dawn launch Salvaging ship from Barrier Reef could take weeks Russian spacecraft docks at orbiting station 13 Glaring iPad Shortcomings Obama oil-drilling plan small step in climate bill battle EIA to make gas data revisions: report NASA gives OK to Discovery takeoff Parkinson's Linked to Genetic Mutation Air Force to launch robotic winged space plane Ex-LA fire official gets 90 days for dog beating Farmer Discovers Fossil of Ant-Eating Dinosaur Calif. climate law under assault in poor economy The nation's weather NASA to Test New Medical Device to Help Sick Astronauts in Space Inactivating Gene May Cut Breast Cancer Risk Second LNG train comes online in Yemen: media Webber on pole as champions sent skidding out Space shuttle Discovery fuels for pre-dawn launch Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:31 pm PDT AP - NASA fueled Discovery late Sunday for a pre-dawn launch to the International Space Station, one of the last few shuttle flights. Full Story Top Salvaging ship from Barrier Reef could take weeks Sun, 4 Apr 2010 05:17 pm PDT AP - A salvage team could take weeks to remove a grounded coal-carrying ship from Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where it is leaking oil in a pristine marine environment, a state leader said on Monday. Full Story Top Russian spacecraft docks at orbiting station Sun, 4 Apr 2010 04:06 am PDT AP - A U.S.-Russian space team sent their Easter greetings down to Earth Sunday after their Soyuz spacecraft docked flawlessly at the International Space Station. Full Story Top 13 Glaring iPad Shortcomings Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:10 pm PDT LiveScience.com - The iPad shows great promise. It's thin and sleek and not like any other gadget out there. It was also more hyped than any new device in recent memory. But is it worth buying? Full Story Top Obama oil-drilling plan small step in climate bill battle Sun, 4 Apr 2010 02:22 pm PDT AFP - President Barack Obama's decision to boost oil drilling off the US coast is a small step towards trying to build support for controversial legislation to battle global warming, experts say. Full Story Top EIA to make gas data revisions: report Sun, 4 Apr 2010 05:31 pm PDT Reuters - The U.S. Energy Department is preparing to make large revisions to its U.S. natural-gas production data, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Full Story Top NASA gives OK to Discovery takeoff Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:12 pm PDT AFP - NASA was completing fueling of the space shuttle Discovery ahead of a Monday morning launch to rendezvous with the International Space Station. Full Story Top Parkinson's Linked to Genetic Mutation Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- New details about how a mutation in a gene called LRRK2 may cause Parkinson's disease have been uncovered by U.S. researchers. Full Story Top Air Force to launch robotic winged space plane Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:27 pm PDT AP - After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle to conduct technology tests in orbit and then glide home to a California runway. Full Story Top Ex-LA fire official gets 90 days for dog beating Fri, 2 Apr 2010 03:42 pm PDT AP - Animal rights activists yelled "puppy killer" and obscenities at a retired Los Angeles County assistant fire chief Friday after he was sentenced to 90 days in jail for beating a dog so severely with a rock it had to be euthanized. 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 Calif. climate law under assault in poor economy Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:02 pm PDT AP - Four years ago, California earned accolades for adopting a law that would slash its greenhouse gas emissions and serve as a model for national climate change legislation. Full Story Top The nation's weather Sun, 4 Apr 2010 03:41 am PDT AP - A powerful storm will slam into the West Coast on Sunday, adding to the watershed and snowpack in the states. The storm will begin to produce rain and high elevation snow along the coast before spreading inland as the day progresses. Full Story Top NASA to Test New Medical Device to Help Sick Astronauts in Space Sun, 4 Apr 2010 01:30 pm PDT SPACE.com - A new water filter system that could pave the way for emergency intravenous (IV) operations to help sick astronauts in space is about to get the ultimate test on NASA's next space shuttle flight. Full Story Top Inactivating Gene May Cut Breast Cancer Risk Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic mutation in the gene known as BRCA1 greatly boosts the risk that a woman will develop breast cancer. But now, researchers report that they've been able to lower the risk of cancer in mice with that gene by deactivating another gene. Full Story Top Second LNG train comes online in Yemen: media Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:08 am PDT AFP - The second train of Yemen's liquefied natural gas plant has come online, boosting the impoverished country's production capacity to 6.7 million tonnes of LNG per year, state media reported Saturday. Full Story Top Webber on pole as champions sent skidding out Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:13 am PDT AFP - Mark Webber gained the reward his commitment and courage deserved on Saturday when he survived tropical storms and a flooded circuit to grab pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Full Story Top

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