US to reconsider species protection for wolverines
(AP) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to reconsider its decision that denied wolverines protection under the Endangered Species Act.
(AP) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to reconsider its decision that denied wolverines protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2009
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(AP) -- Japan's first lunar probe made a controlled crash landing on the moon Thursday, successfully completing a 19-month mission to study the Earth's nearest neighbor, Japan's space agency said.
Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2009
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(AP) -- The astronauts headed to the international space station include a Twittering skipper, a classically trained musician who named her son after one of Columbia's fallen astronauts, and a former Navy SEAL who went into ...
Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2009
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(AP) -- IAC/InterActiveCorp will shut down the year-old RushmoreDrive, a search engine geared toward the black community.
Internet
Jun 11, 2009
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(AP) -- Jon Rubinstein, a former executive behind Apple Inc.'s iPod, on Wednesday was named chief executive of smartphone maker Palm Inc., replacing Ed Colligan who is stepping down after 16 years with the company.
Business
Jun 11, 2009
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In November 2008, Caroline Moore, a 14-year-old student from upstate New York, discovered a supernova in a nearby galaxy, making her the youngest person ever to do so. Additional observations determined that the object, called ...
Astronomy
Jun 11, 2009
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A new study evaluates expected ground motion in Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver from earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 - 9.0, providing engineers and policymakers with a new tool to build or retrofit structures to withstand seismic ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2009
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How fast can evolution take place? In just a few years, according to a new study on guppies led by UC Riverside's Swanne Gordon, a graduate student in biology.
Evolution
Jun 11, 2009
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Cocaine and heroin increase permeability of the placenta. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology have shown that exposure to the drugs causes an increase in the ...
Biotechnology
Jun 11, 2009
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Students who attended independent schools go on to obtain an average of 30% higher earnings than state school students, according to a study published in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society. When ...
Economics & Business
Jun 11, 2009
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