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• Rocket, weather look good on eve of new space era May 18, 2012
  Rocket, weather look good on eve of new space era Associated Press - 18 May 2012 16:27-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• 'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas May 17, 2012
  'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas Associated Press - 17 May 2012 07:22-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Researcher apologizes for study of gay therapy May 18, 2012
  Researcher apologizes for study of gay therapy Associated Press - 18 May 2012 17:41-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• US forecasters say heat will stay on this summer May 17, 2012
  US forecasters say heat will stay on this summer Associated Press - 17 May 2012 16:41-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies May 18, 2012
  Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies Associated Press - 18 May 2012 16:53-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Japan launches rocket with first foreign satellite May 17, 2012
  Japan launches rocket with first foreign satellite Associated Press - 18 May 2012 00:37-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Soyuz capsule with 3 crew docks with space station May 17, 2012
  Soyuz capsule with 3 crew docks with space station Associated Press - 17 May 2012 01:47-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm May 16, 2012
  Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm Associated Press - 16 May 2012 14:17-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants May 16, 2012
  AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants Associated Press - 16 May 2012 17:57-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• April 2012 heats up as 5th warmest month globally May 15, 2012
  April 2012 heats up as 5th warmest month globally Associated Press - 15 May 2012 12:09-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

• Rocket, weather look good on eve of new space era May 18, 2012
  NASA hasn't seen this much launch jitters since the space shuttle program ended last summer.
• 'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas May 17, 2012
  Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light.
• Researcher apologizes for study of gay therapy May 18, 2012
  A prominent retired psychiatrist is apologizing to the gay community for a decade-old study that concluded some gay people can go straight through what's called reparative therapy.
• US forecasters say heat will stay on this summer May 17, 2012
  And the heat goes on. Forecasters predict toasty temperatures will stretch through the summer in the U.S. And that's a bad sign for wildfires in the West.
• Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies May 18, 2012
  Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday.
• Tyrannosaur Skeleton For Sale, But Ownership Is Questioned May 18, 2012
  The origin of a rare tyrannosaur skeleton, now sitting mounted and prepared at an auction house in New York City, has been questioned, with some saying the specimen is from Mongolia; if so, that would mean it entered the United States illegally.
• Climate-Cooling Trial Balloon Gets Canceled May 18, 2012
  One of the first trials of geoengineering Earth's climate would have launched a balloon with a hose that could pump two bath loads of water into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight. But disagreements about that small, symbolic step combined with a patent issue to force a cancellation of the British experiment.
• Brain Food: Good Fats Better for Memory May 18, 2012
  When it comes to your noggin, not all fats are created equal, with new research finding the same fats that wreak havoc on the body may do the same to the mind. The good news, the fats known to be healthy for the body were also linked to better cognitive function in older women who participated in the new study.
• NASA to Watch Solar Eclipse from Grand Canyon Sunday May 19, 2012
  A solar eclipse is set to impress skywatchers around the world this weekend, and a team of NASA scientists are hosting a fun viewing party at one of the most spectacular destinations in the United States: The Grand Canyon.
• Eclipse Glasses Sold Out in Advance of Sunday’s Solar Eclipse May 19, 2012
  You probably won’t find eclipse glasses at your corner grocer or the local big box store. Ever. And right now, you’ll be hard pressed to find them anywhere.
• Science Fiction or Fact: Will Tractor Beams Ever Become Reality? May 18, 2012
  In this weekly series, Life's Little Mysteries rates the plausibility of popular science fiction concepts.
• Human Genome adopts rights plan to ward off Glaxo May 17, 2012
  (Reuters) - Human Genome Sciences Inc said on Thursday it adopted a stockholder rights plan as the biotechnology company defends itself against a $2.6 billion (1.6 billion pounds) hostile takeover bid by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline Plc . Human Genome said its board determined the $13-a-share bid by the British drug maker was inadequate and undervalued the company and it recommended stockholders not tender their shares. Glaxo, however, said it plans to proceed with its tender offer and restated its preference to complete the acquisition on a friendly basis. ...
• Space Spiders and Wine: Weird Science Launching on Private Space Capsule May 17, 2012
  The first private spacecraft ever to launch toward the International Space Station will be carrying a host of student science experiments when it blasts off Saturday (May 19), including projects looking at spiders in space and how microgravity affects wine.
• Human Genome adopts rights plan to ward off Glaxo May 17, 2012
  (Reuters) - Human Genome Sciences Inc said on Thursday it had adopted a stockholder rights plan as the biotechnology company defends itself against a $2.6 billion hostile takeover bid by drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc. Human Genome said its board determined the $13-a-share bid by the British drugmaker was inadequate and undervalued the company, and it recommended stockholders not tender their shares. ...
• Human Genome adopts rights plan to ward off Glaxo May 17, 2012
  (Reuters) - Human Genome Sciences Inc said on Thursday it had adopted a stockholder rights plan as the biotechnology company defends itself against a $2.6 billion (1.6 billion pounds) hostile takeover bid by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline Plc . Human Genome said its board determined the $13-a-share bid by the British drug maker was inadequate and undervalued the company, and it recommended stockholders not tender their shares. ...
• Do Tarantulas Shoot Spidey Silk? Scientists Debate May 17, 2012
  Tarantulas, like all spiders, extrude silk fromso-called spinnerets on their abdomens, and scientists recently found evidence suggesting the arachnids also shoot silk from their feet, Spider-Man style. Butthese powers were fleeting, it seems, with new research showing tarantulas are not so like the famed superhero, after all.
• Scientists lift lid on turtle evolution May 15, 2012
  The turtle is a closer relative of crocodiles and birds than of lizards and snakes, according to researchers who claim to have solved an age-old riddle in animal evolution.
• Science Fiction or Fact: Invisibility Cloaks Will One Day Exist May 15, 2012
  In this weekly series, Life's Little Mysteries scores the plausibility of popular science fiction concepts.
• Scientists to Watch Historic Venus Transit of the Sun from Alaska May 15, 2012
  A NASA sun-watching spacecraft will have an unbeatable view of June's historic Venus transit, but some of the probe's scientists are taking measures to get a great look for themselves here on Earth, too.
• More Than 8 Million Americans Sleepwalk, Surprising Scientists May 14, 2012
  Adult sleepwalkers are more common than previously realized, with upward of 8 million American adults prone to nighttime ambulation, a new study finds.

• SpaceX test flight to space station seen as milestone May 18, 2012
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An Obama administration plan to cut the cost of space flights faces a key test on Saturday when a privately owned rocket lifts off for a practice run aimed at the first private docking at the International Space Station.
• U.S., Russian crew blast off for space station May 15, 2012
  KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Soyuz spaceship carrying two Russians and one American astronaut blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday after more than a month's delay over a problem with the hull of the Russian-built capsule.
• Utah paleontologists discover new raptor dinosaur May 19, 2012
  SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered fossilized bones near Utah's iconic Arches National Park representing a new species of raptor dinosaur that was about the size of a coyote, the state's top paleontologist announced on Friday.
• Paralyzed woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm May 16, 2012
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using just her thoughts, a 58-year-old paralyzed woman instructed a robotic arm to grasp a cup of coffee and guide it to her mouth where she sipped from a straw, the first drink she has been able to serve herself in 15 years.
• Children at risk as "button" battery use grows: study May 15, 2012
  (Reuters) - Children face a growing risk from "button" batteries, according to a U.S. study showing a near doubling of emergency room visits in the past two decades as the objects can cause electrical or chemical burns if swallowed.
• UK climate experiment canceled on patent concerns May 16, 2012
  LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have abandoned an experiment to test the possibility of spraying particles into the upper atmosphere to stem global warming, largely due to concerns over a patent for some of the technology, the project's leader said.
• Maya lunar calendar notes discovered in Guatemala May 10, 2012
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the wall of a tiny structure buried under forest debris in Guatemala, archaeologists have discovered a scribe's notes about the Maya lunar calendar, which they say could be the first known records by an official chronicler of this ancient civilization.
• Google-backed wind power line clears hurdle May 14, 2012
  (Reuters) - A planned $5 billion transmission line to send power from wind farms off the East Coast cleared a hurdle, allowing the Google Inc-backed project to move to the next step in the approval process, officials said.
• Eastern rattlesnake slithers closer to U.S. endangered list May 11, 2012
  BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - The eastern diamondback rattlesnake, North America's largest venomous snake, may need its own antidote.
• Scientists spot unseen planet in Kepler scope data May 10, 2012
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Scientists poring over data collected by NASA's Kepler space telescope have discovered a world outside its field of view, demonstrating a new technique for finding planets beyond the Solar System, scientists reported on Thursday.

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