Science
UK starts study on using human DNA in animals
British scientists begin a new study on Tuesday to consider how human DNA is used in animal experiments and to determine what the boundaries of such controversial science might be.
Nov 09, 2009 | 5:35 pm
China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding
Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
Nov 08, 2009 | 1:55 am
Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games
A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space _ an idea spurred by science fiction novels.
Nov 07, 2009 | 6:55 am
Prized mushroom collection returns to China
A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later.
Nov 07, 2009 | 6:25 am
Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.
Nov 06, 2009 | 10:50 pm
World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal
After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen.
Nov 06, 2009 | 3:25 pm
Caribbean, Gulf spared widespread coral damage
Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.
Nov 05, 2009 | 5:40 pm
Senate rejects bid aimed at Sept. 11 terrorists
The Democratic-controlled Senate has blocked a GOP-led effort to prevent Sept. 11 terrorists from being prosecuted in civilian federal courts.
Nov 05, 2009 | 4:45 pm
New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease
French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene.
Nov 05, 2009 | 3:10 pm
Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism
Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.
Nov 05, 2009 | 7:15 am
Comic magazine Viz turns 30, refuses to grow up
What makes a British cultural institution? Style? Sophistication?
Nov 04, 2009 | 9:05 am
Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction
A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.
Nov 03, 2009 | 6:40 am
Merkel addressing climate change with US lawmakers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was making the case Tuesday for a global deal on climate change to a skeptical audience: members of Congress.
Nov 03, 2009 | 1:30 am
82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld
The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.
Nov 02, 2009 | 6:20 pm
Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898
The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But the death toll, scientists now say, wasn't as high as previously thought.
Nov 02, 2009 | 3:50 pm
Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro
The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain's white peak _ made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway _ is rapidly melting, researchers report.
Nov 02, 2009 | 1:50 pm
Scientists decode DNA of pig, a research favorite
An international group of scientists has decoded the DNA of the domestic pig, research that may one day prove useful in finding new treatments for both pigs and people, and perhaps aid in efforts for a new swine flu vaccine for pigs.
Nov 02, 2009 | 7:20 am
Colorado county copes with methane mystery
Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high.
Nov 01, 2009 | 5:20 pm
Father of China's space tech program dies at 98
Qian Xuesen, a rocket scientist known as the father of China's space technology program, died Saturday in Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He was 98.
Oct 31, 2009 | 5:35 am
Blanton to start World Series Game 4 for Phillies
Joe Blanton was picked to start Game 4 of the World Series for the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Oct 30, 2009 | 1:35 pm
