Science Directory

Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_sc/us_sci_earl_path"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.53537f35a8a94cafbec64ca934007b7d-53537f35a8a94cafbec64ca934007b7d-1.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=ZUHGKn5IQDeDuorPRfl1dw--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Graphic shows the location and projected path of Hurricane Earl as of 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday" border="0" /></a>AP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.</p><br clear="all"/>
UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid (AP) - AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.
Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100901/ap_on_sc/as_australia_tasmanian_devils"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100901/capt.6db4b27a342f4855bfbc4afa856f4deb-6db4b27a342f4855bfbc4afa856f4deb-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=UuDqzBZLEkoGD49LgwNBCw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, May 21, 2008 file photo, a Tasmanian devil searches for food in his enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. The Tasmanian devil population has plummeted by 70 percent since Devil Facial Tumor Disease was first discovered in 1996. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico? (LiveScience.com) - LiveScience.com - An explosion on the Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest in a series of drilling-related disasters in the Gulf.
No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard (Reuters) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100903/ts_nm/us_oil_rig_fire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100903/i/r2013631677.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=IFN4tZuHAOGzhe1VA86P7g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Boats spray water to extinguish a fire on an oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy off the Louisiana coast September 2, 2010.REUTERS/Lee Celano" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.</p><br clear="all"/>
No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire - U.S. government (Reuters) - Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun (SPACE.com) - SPACE.com - NASA is developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into the sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before.
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com) - Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity
Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_sc/us_tropical_forecasting_accuracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100901/capt.4b830daebfe946fcabc7ec8120bcf016-4b830daebfe946fcabc7ec8120bcf016-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=WNDVPCTFAgMNcXkQ2pABvQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Gladys Rubio answers phone calls, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 as powerful Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast, driving the first tourists Wednesday from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor Day weekend.(AP Photo/J Pat Carter)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN (AFP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100902/sc_afp/environmentbiodiversityspeciesiucn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100902/capt.photo_1283467069532-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=3_kemlFA4x_jd2CzPlqXWw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Ugandan fishermen collect fish from a net in Kabukanga on Rukwanzi Island, Uganda. Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.(AFP/File/Walter Astrada)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? (LiveScience.com) - LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems.
EPA to issue more rules in climate fight (Reuters) - Reuters - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said.
The nation's weather (AP) - <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_weatherpage_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100901/capt.29cc78b6e6f446ab999ec171b75c2fe3-29cc78b6e6f446ab999ec171b75c2fe3-0.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=zDZJOmjWhkoBmXjpuqd9Jw--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="The Weather Undergrpind forecast for Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, shows that Hurricane Earl will cause conditions to deteriorate across the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Thursday as it approaches the coast. While the storm is expected to pass out to sea, tropical storm force winds are likely at the coast. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hurricane Earl was forecast to rapidly approach the East Coast on Thursday, bringing unsettled weather to the North Carolina coast.</p><br clear="all"/>
Asteroid Diversity: Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth (SPACE.com) - SPACE.com - A new survey of asteroids near Earth by a NASA space telescope has found a much wider variety of the space rocks than previously thought, with some shiny and bright while others are dark and dull.
Stem cell firms defend record after criticism (Reuters) - Reuters - Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good.
U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban (Reuters) - Reuters - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.
Hurricane Alley Heats Up with Stormy Threesome (LiveScience.com) - LiveScience.com - Three swirling storms are roaring across the Atlantic with nervous East Coast residents keeping a close eye on the conveyor belt of tropical activity as hurricane season enters its busiest time.