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Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Space Station

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:32:11 GMT

The shuttle docked at the orbiting outpost early Wednesday. It's delivering a new room and domed lookout.

Shuttle Endeavour Closes in on Space Station

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:11:45 GMT

The space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the International Space Station carrying six astronauts and NASA's last big additions for the orbiting laboratory more than 200 miles above Earth.

PayPal's India Transaction Block Could Last Months

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:01:28 GMT

The payments were initially suspended Jan. 28, after regulators questioned whether PayPal payments should be regulated like wire transfers of cash.

Russian Military Says U.S. Missile Defense Plans Threat to National Security

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:44:17 GMT

Gen. Nikolai Makarov said that a revised U.S. plan to place missiles in Europe undermines Russia's national defense, rejecting Obama administration promises that the plan is not directed at his country.

Google Takes on Facebook With 'Buzz'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:31:32 GMT

Google is making it easier to socialize on its e-mail service. It's unveiling a new "Google Buzz" feature that sets up a face-off with Facebook.

Stranded Panda Lured to Safety in China

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:32:25 GMT

It was like getting a cat out of a tree ? Sichuan style. Villagers in southwestern China's Sichuan province discovered a panda stranded on a steep mountain face, apparently too scared to climb down.

Saturn's Moon Does Harbor an Ocean, New Evidence Suggests

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:10:05 GMT

Icy plumes of water vapor erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus have left scientists divided over whether a liquid ocean lies hidden beneath the icy surface. Now evidence from a 2008 plume fly-through by NASA's Cassini spacecraft has turned up short-lived water ions that suggest liquid water does indeed exist inside the moon.

Thousands of Dinosaur Footprints Uncovered in China

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:08:36 GMT

Archaeologists in China have uncovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, in an area said to be the world's largest grouping of fossilized bones belonging to the ancient animals.

New Solar Observatory to Unlock Sun's Mysteries

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:14:19 GMT

A powerful new solar observatory will spend the next five years recording images of the sun with 10 times better resolution than HD television, peering deep within the sun's layers to reveal just how solar storms erupt. The observations could help scientists build the first effective models for space weather forecasting.

5 Sites That Are Better Than Google

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:56:56 GMT

These five services are fast, free, and effective -- and they do things that the Web's dominant search engine doesn't.

Student Builds Spider Robot From Spare Parts

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:17:34 GMT

Picture a spider-like robot that teaches itself to walk, can adapt when damaged and watches its maker as he moves around the room. That might sound terrifying.

Astronauts Inspect Shuttle on Way to Space Station

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:57:36 GMT

Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.

Iran Wants Britain's Ancient Babylonian Bill of Rights

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:47:19 GMT

Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum on Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran an ancient Babylonian artifact described as the world's earliest bill of rights.

U.S. to Commit $78.5M to Fight Asian Carp

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:24:50 GMT

The Obama administration says it will spend $78.5 million to halt the giant Asian carp, which officials fear could spread and possibly endanger the Great Lakes region's $7 billion fishing industry.

Warming Oceans Meet Heaving Bosoms in U.N. Climate Chief's Racy Novel

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:04 GMT

The Indian head of the UN climate change panel, already under fire over errors in a key 2007 report, is raising eyebrows again after publishing a raunchy novel and accepting help in promoting it from BP and the head of India?s biggest gas producer.

'Internet' Nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:04:32 GMT

Candidates for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize include a Russian human rights group, a Chinese dissident and an inanimate object: the Internet, people who made the nominations said Tuesday.

Female Hormones Grow in Trees, Say Scientists

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:46:54 GMT

Scientists have discovered that female sex hormones grow in walnut trees, shaking up what's known about the different between plants and animals.

Manned Flights to Space Unlikely Until at Least 2020, Says NASA

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:20:56 GMT

The Obama administration's revised manned space program doesn't envision U.S. astronauts venturing beyond Earth's orbit until at least 2020, and perhaps years later.

Barnes & Noble's Nook E-Reader to Hit Stores

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:34 GMT

Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays.

Africa-Gate? U.N. Fears of Food Shortages Questioned

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:09:39 GMT

The U.N.'s controversial climate report is coming under fire -- again -- this time by one of its own scientists, who admits he can't find any evidence to support a warning about a climate-caused North African food shortage.