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Today's Science News: Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico? Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard The nation's weather Asteroid Diversity: Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth Stem cell firms defend record after criticism No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire - U.S. government Hurricane Alley Heats Up with Stormy Threesome Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:48 pm PDT AP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline. Full Story Top UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:22 am PDT AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief. Full Story Top Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:44 am PDT AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday. Full Story Top Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico? Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:20 pm PDT LiveScience.com - An explosion on the Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest in a series of drilling-related disasters in the Gulf. Full Story Top Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:06 pm PDT AFP - A Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over a major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen. Full Story Top Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:25 pm PDT AFP - An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster. Full Story Top NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:30 pm PDT SPACE.com - NASA is developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into the sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before. Full Story Top Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:50 pm PDT Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity Full Story Top Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:12 pm PDT AP - Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago. Full Story Top African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:38 pm PDT AFP - Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday. Full Story Top Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:30 am PDT LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems. Full Story Top No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:18 pm PDT Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said. Full Story Top The nation's weather Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:40 am PDT AP - Hurricane Earl was forecast to rapidly approach the East Coast on Thursday, bringing unsettled weather to the North Carolina coast. Full Story Top Asteroid Diversity: Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:33 pm PDT SPACE.com - A new survey of asteroids near Earth by a NASA space telescope has found a much wider variety of the space rocks than previously thought, with some shiny and bright while others are dark and dull. Full Story Top Stem cell firms defend record after criticism Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:42 pm PDT Reuters - Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good. Full Story Top No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire - U.S. government Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:34 pm PDT Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Full Story Top Hurricane Alley Heats Up with Stormy Threesome Thu, 2 Sep 2010 01:50 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Three swirling storms are roaring across the Atlantic with nervous East Coast residents keeping a close eye on the conveyor belt of tropical activity as hurricane season enters its busiest time. Full Story Top

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