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Today's Science News: Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid Monkeys Caught Monkeying Around During Full Moon BP replaces failed blowout preventer on Gulf well What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate 'Top Chef's' Short Ribs Get NASA Twist for Spaceflight Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found Sacramento eatery takes 'dancing shrimp' off menu Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well The nation's weather Chinese Satellites Bump During Secret Maneuvers Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study Government says no leaking oil at Mariner platform Fiona weakens to a tropical depression in Atlantic Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:12 am PDT AP - A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters. Full Story Top 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 Monkeys Caught Monkeying Around During Full Moon Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:20 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Monkeys that prowl the forests of Argentina after dark prefer the light of the full moon, according to a new study. The findings suggest that for some nocturnal monkeys, moonlight trumps their internal biological clock for setting sleep schedules. Full Story Top BP replaces failed blowout preventer on Gulf well Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:16 pm PDT Reuters - BP Plc successfully replaced a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late on Friday, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said. Full Story Top What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:24 pm PDT AP - What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling. Full Story Top 'Top Chef's' Short Ribs Get NASA Twist for Spaceflight Fri, 3 Sep 2010 04:15 pm PDT SPACE.com - Angelo Sosa's short ribs are destined for the International Space Station. Full Story Top Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:22 pm PDT Reuters - A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates. 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 Sacramento eatery takes 'dancing shrimp' off menu Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:28 pm PDT AP - A Sacramento restaurant agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel to the shellfish. 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 BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:05 pm PDT AP - BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on Friday afternoon. Full Story Top The nation's weather Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:21 am PDT AP - Hurricane Earl had lost some of its strength and was at category 2 strength with winds up to 105 mph early Friday off North Carolina's coast. Full Story Top Chinese Satellites Bump During Secret Maneuvers Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:30 pm PDT SPACE.com - A Chinese satellite may have intentionally nudged another spacecraft during secretive space maneuvers in near-Earth orbit, according to analysts. 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 Government says no leaking oil at Mariner platform Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:03 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. government inspectors found no leaking oil at Mariner Energy Inc's burned platform in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said late on Friday, allaying fears about more environmental damage after BP's massive spill. Full Story Top Fiona weakens to a tropical depression in Atlantic Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:05 pm PDT AP - To the southeast of Earl in the Atlantic, Fiona is weakening and has become a tropical depression as it heads toward Bermuda. Full Story Top

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