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New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:22:46 GMT

AP - Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

Unlike Patriots, NFL slow to embrace 'Moneyball' (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:20:50 GMT

AP - It's advice that sounds like heresy on the gridiron: Go for it on fourth down. Try more onside kicks. Running backs don't matter much.

NASA says Russian space woes no worry (AP)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:36:29 GMT

AP - NASA says it still has confidence in the quality of Russia's manned rockets, despite an embarrassing series of glitches and failures in the Russian space program.

Sandia Labs engineers create 'self-guided' bullet (AP)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:41:02 GMT

AP - Figuring out how to pack a processor and other electronics into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge for engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, so weapons experts say the miniature guidance system the lab has developed is a breakthrough.

Russian Scientists Poised to Reach Ice-Buried Antarctic Lake (LiveScience.com)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

LiveScience.com - At a tiny outpost in the middle of Antarctica, Russian scientists are poised to become the first humans to reach a massive liquid lake that has been cut off from the sunlit world for millennia, and may house uniquely adapted life forms that are new to science.

Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:10:28 GMT

Reuters - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum development has been insufficient.

Kiev blames Moscow for Europe gas cutbacks (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:52:20 GMT

AP - Ukraine's government is blaming Russia for natural gas shortages in some European countries as a severe cold spell grips the region.

Space Rock of Love: Asteroid Eros Attracts Skywatchers in Earth Flyby (SPACE.com)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:31:00 GMT

SPACE.com - In 1931, the close approach of the asteroid Eros allowed professional astronomers to calculate its distance and make that era's most accurate measurement of the solar system. As the asteroid passes near Earth this week, amateur astronomers and students from around the world seek to recreate the historical experience.

Same Genes Key to Early & Late-Onset Alzheimer's: Study (HealthDay)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:46:55 GMT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new study.

AP Enterprise: Monkey owners flee La. crackdown (AP)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:44:49 GMT

AP - Even in their Texas hideout, Jim and Donita Clark are terrified that wildlife agents from their home state of Louisiana will descend on their motorhome and seize the four Capuchin monkeys they've reared for 10 years.

USDA awards $40 million grants to boost local farm/food projects (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:20:07 GMT

Reuters - The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday awarded $40.2 million in grants to farmers, ranchers and farmer-controlled rural business ventures aimed at spurring locally produced food supplies and renewable energy ventures.

The nation's weather (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:03:15 GMT

AP - Weather Underground Forecast for Saturday, Feb. 04, 2012.

NASA Awash In Astronaut Applications, But Still Lacks Spaceships (SPACE.com)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:15:00 GMT

SPACE.com - NASA may not have space shuttles to launch people into the final frontier anymore, but that hasn't stopped Americans from lining up in droves for the chance to join the agency's iconic astronaut corps during the latest recruitment drive.

Sex & Parenting Genes Discovered in Mice (LiveScience.com)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:25:00 GMT

LiveScience.com - Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but how did they get there? Our gender differences might be a function of how our brains react to hormones, a new study on mice suggests.

California woman's small claims victory resonates (AP)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:38:38 GMT

AP - Heather Peter's computer crashed under the onslaught of messages following her unique victory over Honda in small claims court — a win the California woman is hoping will lead other consumers to reject a class action settlement over defective hybrid cars.

Romania rescues children as Europe's freeze deepens (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:21 GMT

Reuters - Nine Romanian children were taken into care after a baby died in an unheated house, joining at least 189 others killed by a Siberian front which strengthened its hold over Eastern Europe on Friday and spread further west.