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- U.S. approves Monsanto drought-tolerant GM corn
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-27-2011 11:30 AM -0800
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Monsanto's genetically engineered, drought resistant corn is deregulated, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday, clearing the variety for sale.
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- China tests 500 kmph super high-speed train
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-27-2011 11:27 AM -0800
BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its...[more]
- Los Padres sanctuary goes to the rescue of wolf dogs
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-27-2011 12:00 AM -0800
29 animals are seized from an Anchorage attraction accused of possessing them illegally. 'It was heartbreaking to see,' one of the rescuers said.Chained to posts on a half-acre lot, the 29 wolf...[more]
- Oil from 2007 spill surprisingly toxic to fish, scientists report
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-27-2011 12:00 AM -0800
The fuel oil that discharged into San Francisco Bay from the cargo ship Cosco Busan devastated the herring population that feeds seabirds, whales and the bay's last commercial fishery, study...[more]
- Studies of deadly H5N1 bird flu mutations test scientific ethics
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-26-2011 10:21 PM -0800
Dutch scientists have created a version of the deadly H5N1 bird flu that's easily transmitted. In an unprecedented move, a U.S. board asks that some details of the research not be published.In a...[more]
- China tests 500 km/h super high-speed train
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-26-2011 12:45 AM -0800
BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its...[more]
- Ancient "purity" seal found near Jerusalem temple site
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-25-2011 06:15 AM -0800
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists said on Sunday they had found a 2,000-year-old clay seal near Jerusalem's Western Wall, confirming written accounts of ritual practices in the biblical...[more]
- A lone wolf heralds the return of a mythic predator
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-24-2011 08:50 PM -0800
A GPS collar tracks the journey of the male gray wolf known as OR7 as he meanders through Oregon and approaches the California border. The prospect of the species' reappearance in the Golden State...[more]
- Los Angeles County Arboretum, damaged by wind, to reopen early
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-24-2011 12:00 AM -0800
The arboretum, which lost 235 trees to hurricane-force winds, will be open in time to welcome holiday visitors.The Los Angeles County Arboretum, where Santa Ana winds wreaked havoc on the historic...[more]
- Some noisy toys loud enough to cause hearing damage, study says
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-24-2011 12:00 AM -0800
UC Irvine researchers find that some of the toys, if held close enough, can hit decibel levels similar to a chain saw. But if held 12 inches away, all the tested toys are below the danger...[more]
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