(AP) -- A budget proposal from the Obama administration would spend $475 million on beach cleanups, wetlands restoration and removal of toxic sediments from river bottoms around the Great Lakes.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 15, 2009 3.5 / 5 (8) 6

(AP) -- President Barack Obama on Friday will name Dr. Thomas Frieden as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, administration officials told The New York Times.

Medicine & Health - Other

May 15, 2009 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- A species of birds able to fly immediately after hatching from eggs buried beneath the tropical sand has just been given its own private beach in eastern Indonesia, a conservation group said Friday.

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2009 4.9 / 5 (8) 0

(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts are about to tackle NASA's No. 1 priority in fixing the Hubble Space Telescope.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 15, 2009 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

(AP) -- Lacking the big hits that made the year-ago period a standout, U.S. video game sales dropped sharply in April for the second month in a row as customers continued to watch their wallets.

Technology - Software

May 15, 2009 1 / 5 (1) 0