| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:40:30 GMT
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| AP - The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:43:11 GMT
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| AP - A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service arbitrarily excluded "critical habitat" that could be occupied by the elusive Canada lynx.
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| Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:24:10 GMT
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|  AP - Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:00:31 GMT
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| LiveScience.com - The dog days of summer, uh, nights are here. New Yorkers
living in Manhattan suffered nighttime temperatures 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit
higher than in New Jersey or Long Island during the first July heat wave,
according to an area-wide network of sensors.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:56:48 GMT
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|  Reuters - The House of Representatives on Friday voted to end the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil companies that meet new federal safety requirements.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:39:05 GMT
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|  AFP - Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley vowed Friday that the firm would stand by Gulf residents for years to come, as it prepared to scale back oil spill clean-up efforts and move to a new phase.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:43 GMT
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| SPACE.com - NASA's
beleaguered Mars rover Spirit, which has been hibernating on the surface of
Mars since March, is facing its toughest challenge yet the harsh conditions
of the Martian winter. And the rover may lose.
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| Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:01:12 GMT
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|  AFP - European regulators authorised on Wednesday the import of six types of genetically-modified maize for use in animal feed after governments were deadlocked over whether to ban or approve them.
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| Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:01:18 GMT
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| AP - Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world's oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine food web, produce half the world's oxygen and suck up harmful carbon dioxide.
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| Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:53:08 GMT
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|  AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:45:53 GMT
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| SPACE.com - A spot
on Mars called Nili Fossae that is rich in clay mineral-rich rocks could be a prime
spot to search for the fossilized remains of Martian life that may have existed
4 billion years ago, a new study suggests.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:48:51 GMT
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| AP - The House debated a bill Friday to boost safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills, and impose new fees on oil and gas taken from federal lands.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:18:37 GMT
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|  AP - Scattered storms were forecast to continue moving through the Central U.S., following a low pressure system in the Northern Plains on Friday.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:06:46 GMT
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| SPACE.com - NASA has
issued a new grant that bolsters research into the cosmic building blocks of
life by funding observations of young solar systems throughout the universe,
including our own.
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| Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:06:10 GMT
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| LiveScience.com - Your genes may determine how likely you are to imitate the drinking
habits of others, new research suggests.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:22:35 GMT
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|  Reuters - South Florida, the Florida Keys and the East Coast will likely be spared from any contamination from the ruptured BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. government scientists said on Friday.
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| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:20:35 GMT
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|  AP - Boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of thousands of villagers cut off by floods in northwest Pakistan on Friday as the government said 430 people had been killed in the deadliest such disaster to hit the region since 1929.
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