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Ore. town uses geothermal energy to stay warm (AP)

March 20, 2010

AP - When snow falls on this downtown of brick buildings and glass storefronts in southern Oregon, it piles up everywhere but the sidewalks. It's the first sign that this timber and ranching town is like few others.

Why Spring Starts Today (LiveScience.com)

March 20, 2010

LiveScience.com - Today is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It is no guarantee of spring-like weather, but officially the season's start comes around at the same time each year nonetheless.

Massive sandstorm turns Beijing's streets yellow (Reuters)

March 20, 2010

Reuters - Tons of sand from deserts in China's interior blew into Beijing Saturday, shrouding China's capital in a yellow-orange haze that authorities warned made the air quality "hazardous."

Boy receives pioneering stem cell surgery (AFP)

March 20, 2010

AFP - British and Italian doctors have carried out groundbreaking surgery to rebuild the windpipe of a 10-year-old boy using stem cells developed within his own body, they said.

Sharks on the menu at wildlife trade meet (AFP)

March 20, 2010

AFP - Four rapidly dwindling shark species prized in Asia for fins and in Europe for meat will be swimming against the current at a UN wildlife trade meet days after an attempt to protect tuna was crushed.

Chile unveils $110 million reconstruction plan (AFP)

March 20, 2010

AFP - Chile unveiled an initial, 110-million-dollar reconstruction plan Friday to put the central region back on its feet after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years

March 20, 2010

NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.