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News: Ozone in smog damages health even at current level Rover probes role water may have played on Mars Space junk reaching "tipping point," report warns Baker Hughes recruits ex-NASA employees Computers to pinpoint wild weather forecasts Oyster gardeners aim to revive ailing Chesapeake Bay Cancer-fighting virus shown to target tumors alone Graphene finding could lead to super-fast Internet Russia delays space mission after crash Russia orders extra tests before satellite launch Rocket glitch dooms Russian cargo spaceship Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization El Nino doubles risk of civil wars: study Polish president vetoes bill allowing GMO seeds How many species on Earth? 8.7 million give or take Ozone in smog damages health even at current level Fri,2 Sep 2011 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health experts lamented a move by U.S. President Barack Obama to halt rules on limiting smog pollution, saying the decision could endanger many people already susceptible to respiratory problems. Full Story Top Rover probes role water may have played on Mars Thu,1 Sep 2011 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is uncovering new details about the role water may have played on what is now a cold, dry planet, scientists said on Thursday. Full Story Top Space junk reaching "tipping point," report warns Thu,1 Sep 2011 01:54 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla,. (Reuters) - The amount of debris orbiting the Earth has reached "a tipping point" for collisions, which would in turn generate more of the debris that threatens astronauts and satellites, according to a U.S. study released on Thursday. Full Story Top Baker Hughes recruits ex-NASA employees Thu,1 Sep 2011 12:22 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Baker Hughes Inc, which specializes in extracting oil and gas from under the ground, wants to hire people who once explored beyond Earth. Full Story Top Computers to pinpoint wild weather forecasts Thu,1 Sep 2011 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Computer simulations of the weather workings of the entire planet will be able to make forecasts to within a few kilometers accuracy, helping predict the effects of deadly weather systems. Full Story Top Oyster gardeners aim to revive ailing Chesapeake Bay Wed,31 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT Reuters - NORFOLK, Va (Reuters) - After 10 years of cultivating oysters in the waters off his backyard dock, Kendall Osborne has developed something of a salt thumb. Full Story Top Cancer-fighting virus shown to target tumors alone Wed,31 Aug 2011 10:16 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Researchers have shown for the first time that a single intravenous infusion of a genetically engineered virus can home in on cancer, killing tumor cells in patients without harming healthy tissue. Full Story Top Graphene finding could lead to super-fast Internet Tue,30 Aug 2011 08:55 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have devised a way of using graphene, the thinnest material in the world, to capture and convert more light than previously, paving the way for advances in high-speed Internet and other optical communications. Full Story Top Russia delays space mission after crash Mon,29 Aug 2011 08:20 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia postponed the next manned mission to the International Space Station by at least a month on Monday and an official said any further delay might force Moscow to consider leaving the station unmanned for the first time in a decade. Full Story Top Russia orders extra tests before satellite launch Thu,25 Aug 2011 01:32 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will go ahead with the launch of a navigation satellite on Friday only after it has carried out additional safety checks following the crash of a supply craft, the Russian space agency said on Thursday. Full Story Top Rocket glitch dooms Russian cargo spaceship Wed,24 Aug 2011 12:37 PM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Russian cargo ship carrying food and fuel to the International Space Station failed to reach orbit and burned up in the atmosphere shortly after launch on Wednesday, potentially affecting staffing of the orbital outpost. Full Story Top Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization Wed,24 Aug 2011 11:09 AM PDT Reuters - JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the country's antiquities expert said Wednesday. Full Story Top El Nino doubles risk of civil wars: study Wed,24 Aug 2011 10:19 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The El Nino climate cycle, which spreads warm, dry air around the globe every four years or so, doubles the risk of civil wars in 90 tropical countries, researchers reported Wednesday. Full Story Top Polish president vetoes bill allowing GMO seeds Wed,24 Aug 2011 09:23 AM PDT Reuters - WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski on Wednesday vetoed a new legislation that would allow some genetically modified seeds in the country, saying it ran against European Union rules. Full Story Top How many species on Earth? 8.7 million give or take Wed,24 Aug 2011 02:13 AM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists have yet to discover, or classify, about 90 percent of the plant and animal species on Earth, which is estimated to be home to just under 9 million species, a study says. Full Story Top

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