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Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur? (AP)

September 9, 2010

AP - The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.

Turtle egg rescue at space center billed success (AP)

September 9, 2010

AP - The unprecedented turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down.

Water main break at space center stalls shuttle (AP)

September 9, 2010

AP - A water main break at NASA's spaceport put launch preparations on temporary hold Wednesday for the next-to-last shuttle flight.

Going Deep: The Future of Technology in the NFL (LiveScience.com)

September 9, 2010

LiveScience.com - In the years ahead, the National Football League looks set to dial up some new tech blitzes that will make the game fairer and safer.

Questions, worries, arguments preceded Gulf blast (AP)

September 9, 2010

AP - Something was wrong.

BP seeks to shift blame for oil spill (AFP)

September 9, 2010

AFP - BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, setting off a battle of oil industry giants with tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities at stake.

Asteroid Near-Misses Actually Common, Scientists Say (SPACE.com)

September 9, 2010

SPACE.com - Two asteroids swooping past Earth Wednesday may have caught the attention of the public, but events like these are not actually rare, NASA scientists say.

Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay)

September 9, 2010

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.

Microbes are eating BP oil without using up oxygen (AP)

September 9, 2010

AP - Government scientists studying the BP disaster are reporting the best possible outcome: Microbes are consuming the oil in the Gulf without depleting the oxygen in the water and creating "dead zones" where fish cannot survive.

Spotted owl to get revised recovery plan (AP)

September 9, 2010

AP - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl.

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