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Astronauts vow remaining tool bag won't drift away
(AP) -- Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like...
Lost tool bag forces changes to planned spacewalks
(AP) -- Flight controllers were revamping plans Wednesday for the remaining spacewalks planned during space shuttle Endeavour's visit to the international space station, after a crucial tool bag floated...
Endangered penguins are newcomers
Research has discovered that an endangered penguin population in New Zealand moved in relatively recently, when another species went extinct.
Mysterious Source Of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation Discovered: Nearby Exotic Object?
Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified nearby source of high-energy cosmic rays. The finding was made with a NASA-funded balloon-borne instrument high over Antarctica.
Experts: New evidence for Herod's tomb site
Israeli archaeologists excavating what they believe is the tomb of biblical King Herod said Wednesday they have unearthed further evidence bolstering their conviction that the Jewish monarch was buried here.
Adrian Kantrowitz dies at 90; surgeon performed first U.S. heart transplant
Kantrowitz performed the first pediatric heart transplant, developed an intra-aorta balloon pump and cultivated assist devices that helped boost circulation. ...
Dems look to stop endangered species rule changes
(AP) -- With the Bush administration on the verge of relaxing regulations protecting endangered species, Democratic leaders are looking at ways to overturn any last-minute rule changes.
Invasive mussel confirmed in Utah's Electric Lake
Trouble-making zebra mussels have arrived in Utah. But not where they were expected to show up.
Deductibles march higher for employer-provided health insurance
The average U.S. worker faced out-of-pocket expenses of more than $1,000 this year, an annual study finds. ...
Teen survives 4 months without heart
A teenager in the U.S. said she felt like a "fake person" living for 118 days without a heart beating in her chest in between heart transplants.
New Project Targets Organic Poultry
A team from several institutions led by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture food and poultry scientists has been awarded a three-year grant for nearly $600,000 from the U.S....
Jupiter's Shrinking Red Spot, Oil Spills, Spreading Germs: Highlights of Fluid Dynamics Conference in San Antonio
Ever since the ancient thinker Archimedes shouted "Eureka" in the tub, inspired as he watched the water spill out, scientist though the ages have solved many of life's mysteries by...
NASA tests first deep-space Internet
NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modelled on the Internet. Working as part of a NASA-wide team, engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.,...
International Space Station celebrates tenth birthday
Exactly ten years ago today, the first International Space Station module was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Russian-built Zarya module marked the start of on-orbit...
Clump of dark matter may loom near solar system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A balloon-borne instrument soaring high over Antarctica has found evidence of a possible large clump of mysterious so-called dark matter relatively close to our solar system, scientists...