CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA managers on Wednesday cleared the space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts for launch on Friday on a mission to make the International Space Station a bit more like home. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Navy can conduct sonar training exercises off the southern California coast without restrictions designed to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a defeat for environmentalists. ... > full story
JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Indonesia launched a new hi-tech system Tuesday aimed at detecting a potential tsunami and providing faster alerts in a region battered by frequent earthquakes. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Europe's environment chief plans to ban laboratory tests on mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- in a clampdown on animal testing by the drugs industry and other laboratories. ... > full story
GENEVA, Oct. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) officially inaugurated its experiment to probe the origins of the universe on Tuesday, even though a technical hitch last month shut it down within days of starting. ... > full story
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Space urine to be converted to drinking water Nov. 12, 2008 (ABC 28 Tampa Bay (WFTS)) — Friday's launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour will include a one of a kind sewage treatment system that can turn urine into clean drinking water ...
Sega Pulls Samba De Amigo Ads After PETA Outcry Nov. 5, 2008 (Gamasutra) — Sega removed from its website advertisements for Wii rhythm game Samba de Amigo after receiving complaints from People for the Ethical Treatment of ...
Saving Wild Salmon, in Hopes of Saving the Orca Nov. 4, 2008 (Environmental News Network) — Growing up in Connecticut, Alexandra Hubbard did not want to be Joan of Arc. She wanted to beJane Goodall. But instead of chimpanzees, her animals ...
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