| | Space shuttle blasts off on last night flight 7:49AM CT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's likely the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station. | | |
India successfully tests nuclear-capable missile Feb 7 2010 6:39AM CT NEW DELHI (AP) - India again successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday that can hit targets across much of Asia and the Middle East, a defense ministry press release said. | | |
Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water Feb 7 2010 2:24PM CT PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests. | | |
Whalers, activists clash again off Antarctica Feb 6 2010 10:55PM CT SYDNEY (AP) - Anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in icy Antarctic waters in the second major clash this year in increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet. | | |
Feds: Status of pika will still need watching Feb 5 2010 10:42PM CT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The American pika isn't heading for the endangered species list, but federal scientists said there's no question it bears watching as the West warms in the coming decades. | | |
US-born pandas reach new home in China Feb 5 2010 11:09AM CT CHENGDU, China (AP) - Two American-born pandas arrived in their new China home Friday, bringing a welcome dose of cuddly to the countries' currently strained relations. | | |
Ancient dinosaur had stripes, researchers say Feb 4 2010 4:02PM CT WASHINGTON (AP) - Some dinosaurs had russet-colored feathers, and one jazzy specimen had a Mohawk crest and stripes, researchers say in the first reports to confidently assign colors to dinosaurs. | | |
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