Archive for the ‘Science’ Category

SPACE.com - MUNICH, Germany - The International Space Station (ISS) partners have begun reviewing their on-board hardware with the goal of certifying it for use until 2028 even as they seek ways to reduce the annual operating costs of the orbital complex, the partners said in a joint statement Thursday. > Read full story Full story

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists. > Read full story Full story

AP - The U.S. Forest Service must re-examine how livestock grazing affects sage grouse habitat in southwestern Montana after an appeals court ruled its original assessment was not reliable. > Read full story Full story

Reuters - BP will pay $7 billion to Devon Energy for assets that will extend its reach into Brazil and bulk up its position in the Gulf of Mexico, as the world's top oil companies look to acquisitions to ... Full story

Commercial and political interests are abusing historical whaling rights of indigenous people. > Read full story Full story

Politicians look away as Cyprus dies of drought > Read full story Full story

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Reuters - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter. > Read full story Full story