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Salmon-hungry sea lions haunt dam

5 hours ago from UPI

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Federally protected Steller sea lions ate more salmon on average than in years past at Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River, biologists in...

Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games

8 hours ago from Physorg

(AP) -- A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science...

Prized mushroom collection returns to China

8 hours ago from Physorg

(AP) -- A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the...

Island village hit by suspected swine flu

8 hours ago from Physorg

(AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.

West African Giraffes Defy Extinction

2 hours ago from CBSNews - Science

Numbering Only 50 in 1996, Niger Subspecies of Giraffe Swells to 200 Today Thanks to Conservation Efforts

Admitting mistakes reduces errors: Montreal hospital

3 hours ago from CBC: Health

Montreal's Jewish General Hospital says a full-disclosure policy regarding mistakes made during patient care is responsible for a 50 per cent drop in adverse incidents over the past three years.

Small nations urge tougher climate deal

22 hours ago from CBC: Technology & Science

Wealthy countries came under attack at the UN climate talks in Spain on Friday for not pursuing a legally binding global treaty on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and instead pushing...

Official Endorses Workplace Clinics for Vaccine Distribution

20 hours ago from NY Times Health

The official said swine flu vaccine should be distributed through many outlets, to get it to high-risk people quickly.

Planting trees can shift water flow

6 hours ago from News @ Nature

Creating forests where none existed may affect long-term hydrology.

Jeremy Morris, Proved Exercise Is Heart-Healthy, Dies at 99 ½

7 hours ago from NY Times Health

Mr. Morris was a British epidemiologist whose heart-attack research laid the scientific groundwork for the modern aerobics movement.