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Today's Science News: Robotics shutdown briefly strands astronaut Hawaii board OKs plan for giant telescope Discovery's last crew all experienced space fliers Archive of WWII codebreaker Alan Turing preserved Polygamy Good for Men, Bad for Women China caps pollution limits for rare earth miners Chavez says he won't condemn Libya's Gadhafi Robotic Arm Malfunction Leaves Spacewalking Astronaut Temporarily Stuck Commission Looks at Guatemala and Tuskegee Experiment Abuse Implications Activist chases force halt to Japan whaling season Google backs weather insurance startup The nation's weather Spacewalking Astronauts Capture Space in a Bottle Gene therapy raises hope for a future AIDS cure U.S. gasoline price jump biggest since Katrina San Francisco hill regions get dusting of snow Robotics shutdown briefly strands astronaut Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:39 pm PST AP - A robotic system shutdown interrupted Monday's spacewalk outside the International Space Station, leaving an astronaut stuck with an 800-pound pump in his hands for nearly a half-hour. Full Story Top Hawaii board OKs plan for giant telescope Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:18 pm PST AP - Hawaii has moved a step closer to the construction of the world's largest telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea. 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 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 Polygamy Good for Men, Bad for Women Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:45 pm PST LiveScience.com - The Mormon shift from polygamy to monogamy in the 1800s reduced sexual pressures on men by more than half, according to a new study. Full Story Top China caps pollution limits for rare earth miners Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:51 pm PST AFP - China has tightened its grip over the rare earths industry by setting tough emission limits on miners producing the lucrative metals, which are indispensable to many high-tech products. Full Story Top Chavez says he won't condemn Libya's Gadhafi Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:10 pm PST AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday that he won't condemn Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and he warned that the United States is preparing an invasion of the North African country to seize control of its oil reserves. Full Story Top Robotic Arm Malfunction Leaves Spacewalking Astronaut Temporarily Stuck Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:45 pm PST SPACE.com - HOUSTON – A pair of spacewalking astronauts working outside the International Space Station zoomed through their mission's first spacewalk today (Feb. 28) despite a system failure that temporarily shut down the orbiting lab's robotic arm while someone was riding it. Full Story Top Commission Looks at Guatemala and Tuskegee Experiment Abuse Implications Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:44 pm PST ContributorNetwork - A presidential bioethics commission convened this week to provide input on ethical considerations in federally funded international medical studies. With 40 percent to 65 percent of U.S. clinical trials conducted overseas, concern over exploitation is a major focus of the panel's work. 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 Google backs weather insurance startup Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:44 pm PST AFP - Google on Monday was among investors pumping $42 million into a climate change inspired technology startup that calculates the chances of crops being ruined by weather. Full Story Top The nation's weather Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:41 am PST AP - Two weather features will bring another active weather day to the nation Monday. Full Story Top Spacewalking Astronauts Capture Space in a Bottle Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:45 pm PST SPACE.com - Two astronauts working outside the International Space Station (ISS) today (Feb. 28) collected an unusual souvenir of their spacewalk: a bottle full of space. Full Story Top Gene therapy raises hope for a future AIDS cure Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:16 pm PST AP - In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease. Full Story Top U.S. gasoline price jump biggest since Katrina Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:42 pm PST Reuters - The average price U.S. drivers paid for gasoline soared 19.4 cents in the latest week to $3.38 a gallon, the biggest jump in pump prices since Hurricane Katrina disrupted petroleum supplies in September 2005, the Energy Department said on Monday. Full Story Top San Francisco hill regions get dusting of snow Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:20 pm PST AP - Hilly areas of San Francisco got a rare light dusting of snow, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Full Story Top

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