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AP - Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving field.
LiveScience.com - For many people “rural” is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, particularly in the Midwest and Plains.
SPACE.com - Space solar power advocates may soon get their day in the sun, as
different projects aimed at beaming energy to Earth from orbit begin to take
shape. But at least one space power scientist worries that a U.S.-based project may be
promising too much, too soon.
SPACE.com - All supernova explosions are violent affairs, but this one
takes the cake. Astronomers have spotted a new type of extremely bright cosmic
explosion they think originates from an exceptionally massive star.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) — Thirteen stem cell lines
have been added to the pool that scientists can use for taxpayer-funded
research, and many more such lines will soon be made available, U.S.
health officials announced Wednesday.
AP - Black-tailed prairie dogs were denied protection under the Endangered Species Act on Wednesday after federal officials concluded the once prevalent species shows signs of rebounding.
SPACE.com - If you get up before the sun this week, you will get your
last chance for a while to see Venus as a “morning star.”
Reuters - The U.S. government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March.
AP - Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday.
AP - Puerto Rico has such a bad history with research monkeys running amok that some residents are stunned that its government has tentatively approved a plan to import and breed thousands of primates for sale to U.S. researchers.
LiveScience.com - Children who bully at school are likely to also bully their siblings at home, a new European study finds.
SPACE.com - A Canadian, a Russian and a Belgian astronaut have left the
International Space Station to begin their journey home aboard a Russian Soyuz
spacecraft.
