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Today's Science News: Injured astronaut aboard space shuttle 'in spirit' Archive of WWII codebreaker Alan Turing preserved Discovery's last crew all experienced space fliers Scientists scrutinize rise in baby dolphin deaths Famed Magnetic Boy Is Probably Just Very Sticky Panel's findings on oil spill to be delayed again Oil min for quick decision on Cairn-Vedanta deal Russia launches vital navigation satellite Appeals court overturns sugar beet injunction Activist chases force halt to Japan whaling season N-Print Project Launches Nitrogen Footprint Calculator Tool The nation's weather Student Balloon Photographs Shuttle Launch From Edge of Space Shoppers wary of GM foods find they're everywhere Venezuela: US, allies fomenting Libya's violence Winter not ready to release icy grip on Northeast Injured astronaut aboard space shuttle 'in spirit' Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:52 pm PST AP - An astronaut who was bumped from space shuttle Discovery's final flight following a bicycle crash told his orbiting friends Friday that he's with them "in spirit." Full Story Top Archive of WWII codebreaker Alan Turing preserved Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:19 am PST AP - Papers relating to codebreaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing will go to a British museum after the National Heritage Memorial Fund stepped in to help buy them for the nation. Full Story Top Discovery's last crew all experienced space fliers Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:40 pm PST AP - The six astronauts on Discovery's final flight are making space shuttle history. One never expected to be on board. Full Story Top Scientists scrutinize rise in baby dolphin deaths Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:27 pm PST AP - Scientists are trying to figure out what killed 53 bottlenose dolphins — many of them babies — so far this year in the Gulf of Mexico, as five more of their carcasses washed up Thursday in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Full Story Top Famed Magnetic Boy Is Probably Just Very Sticky Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:20 pm PST LiveScience.com - A 7-year-old Serbian boy named Bogdan is attracting media attention for his apparent ability to attract other things, such as silverware, remote controls, plates and even a large frying pan. The objects seem to miraculously stick to the boy's skin. Bogdan's family claims he's magnetic, and an MSNBC reporter who filmed him in action says it's true. Full Story Top Panel's findings on oil spill to be delayed again Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:47 pm PST AP - A federal panel investigating the cause of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and massive Gulf oil spill won't finish its final report by the one-year anniversary of the disaster as it had hoped. Full Story Top Oil min for quick decision on Cairn-Vedanta deal Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:17 am PST Reuters - India's oil ministry wants the cabinet to decide on a deal for Cairn Energy to sell control of its Indian assets to Vedanta Resources as quickly as possible, S. Jaipal Reddy told reporters on Friday. Full Story Top Russia launches vital navigation satellite Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:18 pm PST AFP - Russia on Saturday successfully launched a satellite vital to the deployment of its own navigation system after the failure of an earlier attempt prompted the Kremlin to sack two top space officials. Full Story Top Appeals court overturns sugar beet injunction Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:55 pm PST AP - Environmental groups failed to show that seed plants for sugar beets genetically modified to withstand the popular weed killer Roundup would cause irreparable harm, a federal appeals court said Friday in overturning an injunction that called for the destruction of the plants. Full Story Top Activist chases force halt to Japan whaling season Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:49 am PST AP - Anti-whaling activists' high-seas confrontations with Japanese ships forced Tokyo to cut short its annual Antarctic hunt Friday for the first time, a move touted as a victory by the protesters. Full Story Top N-Print Project Launches Nitrogen Footprint Calculator Tool Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:29 pm PST ContributorNetwork - Calculating and reducing carbon footprints frequently receive attention as more people become aware of individual carbon dioxide emissions and the negative effect that those emissions have on the environment. Full Story Top The nation's weather Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:40 am PST AP - Active weather persists across the country Friday as two major weather systems continue pounding away at both the East and West Coasts. Full Story Top Student Balloon Photographs Shuttle Launch From Edge of Space Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:15 pm PST SPACE.com - A camera-toting balloon captured dramatic photos of NASA's shuttle Discovery streaking into orbit on its final flight yesterday (Feb. 24), snapping the images from the edge of space as part of a non-profit student project. Full Story Top Shoppers wary of GM foods find they're everywhere Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:25 am PST AP - You may not want to eat genetically engineered foods. Chances are, you are eating them anyway. Full Story Top Venezuela: US, allies fomenting Libya's violence Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:09 pm PST AP - Venezuela's top diplomat on Thursday echoed Fidel Castro's accusation that Washington and its allies are fomenting unrest in Libya to justify an invasion to seize North African nation's oil reserves. Full Story Top Winter not ready to release icy grip on Northeast Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:20 pm PST Reuters - Heavy rains and high winds on Friday pummeled coastal areas of the Northeast, with snow blanketing the interior and flooding likely in many urban areas. Full Story Top

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