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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 Engineer Predicted Deepwater Horizon's Oil Slick Spread Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surface Busted BP well no longer 'threat' to Gulf As a Hurricane, Earl Looked Like 'Magnificent Chaos' From Space 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 Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill: U.S. The nation's weather On Months-Long Missions, How Durable Is An Astronaut's Mind? Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study EDF may face criminal trial over Greenpeace affair Torrential rains kill 18 in Guatemala 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 Engineer Predicted Deepwater Horizon's Oil Slick Spread Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:15 pm PDT LiveScience.com - As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill unfolded earlier this summer, a mechanical engineer helped cleanup crews keep up with the moving target by developing a steady stream of forecasts that predicted where the oil slick would spread several days in advance. Full Story Top Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surface Sat, 4 Sep 2010 11:11 pm PDT AP - A crane hoisted a key piece of oil spill evidence to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, giving investigators their first chance to personally scrutinize the blowout preventer, the massive piece of equipment that failed to stop the gusher four months ago. Full Story Top Busted BP well no longer 'threat' to Gulf Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:45 pm PDT AFP - The Macondo well, which spilled an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, has been secured and no longer constitutes "a threat," a senior US official said. Full Story Top As a Hurricane, Earl Looked Like 'Magnificent Chaos' From Space Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:34 pm PDT SPACE.com - The former Hurricane Earl put on a striking weather display for astronauts on the International Space Station, impressing the crew with its strength even as it weakened to a tropical storm. 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 Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill: U.S. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 12:46 pm PDT Reuters - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said Full Story Top The nation's weather Sat, 4 Sep 2010 03:52 am PDT AP - The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages accustomed to nor'easters. Full Story Top On Months-Long Missions, How Durable Is An Astronaut's Mind? Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:33 pm PDT SPACE.com - As an international team of volunteers in Russia approaches the three-month mark in its ambitious simulation of a 520-day flight to Mars, researchers are keeping a close watch on how the six men are physically and psychologically coping. 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 EDF may face criminal trial over Greenpeace affair Sat, 4 Sep 2010 12:16 pm PDT AFP - Prosecutors have called for French state energy giant EDF, accused of spying on environmental campaigners Greenpeace, to face criminal trial, EDF lawyer Alexis Gublin said Saturday. Full Story Top Torrential rains kill 18 in Guatemala Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:33 pm PDT Reuters - At least 18 people were killed in Guatemala on Saturday, including a dozen on a bus that was buried in a landslide, as heavy rains lashed the Central American nation and southern Mexico. Full Story Top

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