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Reuters - Federal officials are investigating a radiation leak at Three Mile Island, scene of the worst U.S. nuclear power accident, but said on Sunday there was no threat to public health or safety.
SPACE.com - A member of
the first three-person space crew whose flight was onboard a vehicle he
helped design, cosmonaut Konstantin Feoktistov passed away at age 83
on Saturday, according to a statement by the Russian space
agency Roscosmos.
Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world
AP - The owners of a Lexington ethanol plant and their insurer are suing a subsidiary of a Houston-based natural gas provider they say is responsible for an explosion and fire that shut down the plant for weeks.
AFP - Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said.
AP - Pollution typically declines during a recession. Not this time. Despite a global economic slump, worldwide carbon dioxide pollution jumped 2 percent last year, most of the increase coming from China, according to a study published online Tuesday.
LiveScience.com - A species of sea star has figured out a novel way of keeping cool on rocky shorelines. The animal literally soaks up chilly water during high tides to protect itself from the blazing temperatures that persist when the tide goes out, scientists announce today.
AP - A 1,679-mile pipeline crossing eight states is now fully completed and funneling natural gas from Wyoming and Colorado to the eastern edge of Ohio.
AFP - NASA and Microsoft launched an interactive website that allows Web surfers to become Mars explorers.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) — Oil from genetically
modified soybeans boosts levels of an important omega-3 fatty acid in the
body, which may reduce the risk of heart attacks, U.S. researchers
say.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) — Patients who received bone
marrow stem cell transplants during coronary bypass surgery (CABG)
experienced “excellent long-term safety and survival,” say German
researchers, who also noted the first promising results for stem cell
transplantation during mitral valve repair.
AFP - Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose two percent last year to an all-time high, leaving Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, scientists reported on Tuesday.
