Bird-like dinosaur was 'venomous' Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:29:43 -0000 A bird-like dinosaur that prowled an ancient forest 125 million years ago used venom to subdue its prey, a new theory says. Soyuz docked with space station Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:31:52 -0000 A spacecraft carrying an international crew docks with the International Space Station, Russian mission control says. 'Bumper year' for botanical finds Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:06:54 -0000 Almost 300 species - including giant trees and tiny fungi - have been described for the first time by UK botanists in 2009.
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Jurupa Hills oak may be California's oldest plant Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:02:00 -0800 Researchers from UC Davis and UC Riverside say the 75-foot-wide Palmer's oak shrub has lived about 13,000 years despite inhospitable surroundings, regenerating itself with new shoots.
Nestled between two boulders on a low rise in the Jurupa Hills of Riverside County, a good 30 miles from its nearest living relative, lies the ultimate survivor -- an oak bush that researchers believe is 13,000 years old.
Study shows one dose of H1N1 vaccine may be enough for children Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Australian researchers find that more than 90% of those in study had effective immunity after a single dose, but the 15-microgram dose of antigen is twice that used in the United States.
Australian researchers have shown that a single dose of vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza can provide effective immunity against the swine flu virus in infants and children, a finding that, if corroborated, could help damp the spread of the virus by reducing the logistical complications associated with the currently recommended regimen of two doses.
It's manatee vs. military in pending habitat ruling Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers environmental groups' bid to expand the creatures' critical habitat in Florida and southern Georgia, the Navy has concerns about its own turf.
Manatees may rank lower than traditional military menaces like torpedoes or air-to-sea missiles. But a proposal to protect additional habitat for the deceptively gentle, seagrass-munching creatures could, according to the U.S. Navy, end up reducing habitat for destroyers, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.
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New crew reaches International Space Station Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:35:33 -0500 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A fresh three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, bolstering the two-man skeleton crew that has been keeping the outpost operational since December 1.
Meddling in mosquitoes' sex life could cut malaria Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:01:50 -0500 LONDON (Reuters) - Interfering in mosquitoes' sex lives could help halt the spread of malaria, British scientists said on Tuesday.
Russian rocket blasts off to space outpost Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:05:43 -0500 KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with three astronauts on board blasted off from Kazakhstan on Monday to join a U.S.-Russian duo manning the International Space Station (ISS).
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First Jesus-era house discovered in Nazareth By DIAA HADID Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:48:27 -0000 NAZARETH, Israel (AP) -- Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbors. The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered in Nazareth, then a hamlet of around 50 impoverished Jewish families where Jesus spent his boyhood.... Most of 47,000 Filipinos safe from raging volcano By BULLIT MARQUEZ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:01:33 -0000 LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) -- Almost all of the 47,000 residents living on the slopes of a rumbling volcano in the central Philippines have moved to emergency shelters, and lava and earthquakes Tuesday heralded what officials say could be a major eruption.... AP Enterprise: Feds mull regulating drugs in water By JEFF DONN Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:14:52 -0000 Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health....
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Mild winter weakens oil prices, says London think tank Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:11:00 -0500 LONDON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A mild winter in the Western Hemisphere will continue to exert downward pressure on crude oil prices that are already weak amid a slow economic recovery worldwide, London think tank Center for Global Energy Studies said Tuesday. Jumblatt hails Hariri's trip to Damascus Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:50:00 -0500 BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Normalizing ties with the government of Syria is in the best interest of both countries, said Lebanese political leader Walid Jumblatt. UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:44:00 -0500 Effects of binge drinking linger ... Climate change threatens duck wetlands ... Plastic bags recycled into batteries ... Red owls sign of global warming ...Health/Science news from UPI.
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