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Today's Science News: Sedatives used to free whale from fishing line NASA marks 25th anniversary of Challenger accident Challenger: 25 years later, a still painful wound Humans may have left Africa earlier than thought 13% of H.S. Biology Teachers Advocate Creationism in Class Utah mayors express concern over pipeline restart Davos Panel: Can Wind Power Win? Space Adventures Closer to Private 'Round the Moon Voyage Gene Mutation May Protect Blacks From Heart Disease 5-year panda deal signed, pair to stay at US zoo Iraq water shortages raising ethnic tensions The nation's weather Robotic Russian Cargo Ship Headed for Space Station USDA will allow planting of modified alfalfa India's Suzlon wins $1.28 bn wind power deal New York avoids cleanup woes of Christmas blizzard Sedatives used to free whale from fishing line Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:58 pm PST AP - Researchers have a new tactic to save endangered whales tangled in fishing line: Get them to calm down with sedatives shot from a dart gun so they can pull closer and cut the potentially fatal gear away. Full Story Top NASA marks 25th anniversary of Challenger accident Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:03 pm PST AP - Hundreds gathered at NASA's launch site Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, receiving words of hope from the widow of the space shuttle's commander. Full Story Top Challenger: 25 years later, a still painful wound Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:24 am PST AP - For many, no single word evokes as much pain. Full Story Top Humans may have left Africa earlier than thought Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:23 pm PST AP - Modern humans may have left Africa thousands of years earlier than previously thought, turning right and heading across the Red Sea into Arabia rather than following the Nile to a northern exit, an international team of researchers says. Full Story Top 13% of H.S. Biology Teachers Advocate Creationism in Class Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:10 pm PST LiveScience.com - The majority of high-school biology teachers don't take a solid stance on evolution with their students, mostly to avoid conflicts, and fewer than 30 percent of teachers take an adamant pro-evolutionary stance on the topic, a new study finds. Also, 13 percent of these teachers advocate creationism in their classrooms. Full Story Top Utah mayors express concern over pipeline restart Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:48 pm PST AP - Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon are expressing concern over Chevron's plans to restart a pipeline that burst twice last year, spilling hundreds of barrels of oil. Full Story Top Davos Panel: Can Wind Power Win? Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:13 pm PST The Daily Beast - From the climate-change crisis to the mass appeal of clean energy, panelists weighed in on WindMade, the first consumer label identifying products made with wind power, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Watch video of the best moments from the announcement of this new energy initiative. Full Story Top Space Adventures Closer to Private 'Round the Moon Voyage Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:01 pm PST ContributorNetwork - Space Adventures, the world's first space travel agency, has been arranging for private trips to the International Space Station for the past several years. Now, however, Space Adventures is a step closer to another, even more exciting space voyage. Full Story Top Gene Mutation May Protect Blacks From Heart Disease Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- About one-fourth of all black men and women carry a genetic mutation that dramatically reduces their risk for coronary artery disease, new research reveals. Full Story Top 5-year panda deal signed, pair to stay at US zoo Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:12 pm PST AP - National Zoo and Chinese conservation officials have signed a deal extending the stay of Washington's two beloved pandas. Full Story Top Iraq water shortages raising ethnic tensions Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:43 am PST AFP - A worsening water shortage in Iraq is raising tensions in the multi-ethnic Kirkuk province, where Arab farmers accuse the Kurdistan region of ruining them by closing the valves to a dam in winter. Full Story Top The nation's weather Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:13 am PST AP - More snow was expected to sweep through the northern U.S. on Saturday. Full Story Top Robotic Russian Cargo Ship Headed for Space Station Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:45 pm PST SPACE.com - An unmanned Russian cargo ship is headed for the International Space Station to deliver three tons of supplies to the outpost's crew, including a tiny satellite and birthday gifts for the orbiting lab's commander. Full Story Top USDA will allow planting of modified alfalfa Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:23 pm PST AP - The Agriculture Department is allowing widespread planting of genetically modified alfalfa, attempting to bring to a close a lengthy legal and regulatory process in which organic producers attempted to curtail the use of the modified crop. Full Story Top India's Suzlon wins $1.28 bn wind power deal Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:28 am PST AFP - Suzlon Energy, the world's third-biggest wind turbine maker, said on Friday it received a $1.28 billion order from Caparo Energy to develop 1,000 megawatts of wind power projects in India. Full Story Top New York avoids cleanup woes of Christmas blizzard Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:43 pm PST Reuters - New York City emerged largely unscathed on Friday from winter's latest blast, averting the woes of a blizzard over Christmas that brought the city to a halt. Full Story Top

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