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Devastating Mexico flooding to worsen: state governor (AFP)
September 9, 2010
AFP - Floods that have affected almost one million people in the south and east of Mexico will likely worsen after the opening of a dam and predictions of more rain, a state governor said Wednesday.
BP points fingers in oil spill blame game (Reuters)
September 9, 2010
Reuters - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.
2 Genes Have Possible Link to Deadly Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)
September 9, 2010HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mutations in two genes may be associated with one of the most deadly types of ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers have found.
Jupiter Dazzles In the Night Sky (SPACE.com)
September 9, 2010SPACE.com - The planet Jupiter is back in the night sky and has something for every amateur astronomer to enjoy.
Regret, apology not part of BP's oil spill report (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - BP's long-awaited internal report on what it believes went wrong when a rig exploded and started the massive Gulf oil spill never mentions the words blame, regret, apology, mistake or pollution. The word fault shows up 20 times, but only once in the same sentence as the company's name.
Quasimodo dino leaves experts grappling for a hunch (AFP)
September 9, 2010
AFP - Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet.
Spotted owl to get revised recovery plan (AP)
September 9, 2010AP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.
Microbes are eating BP oil without using up oxygen (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - Government scientists studying the BP disaster are reporting the best possible outcome: Microbes are consuming the oil in the Gulf without depleting the oxygen in the water and creating "dead zones" where fish cannot survive.
Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay)
September 9, 2010HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.
Asteroid Near-Misses Actually Common, Scientists Say (SPACE.com)
September 9, 2010SPACE.com - Two asteroids swooping past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say.
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