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Exhibit imagines utopian, green cities in 2030	(Thu, 24 Jun 2010)
Imagine no cars or fewer, anyway.
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Stem cells reverse blindness caused by chemical burns	(Thu, 24 Jun 2010)
Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored with transplants of their own stem cells, Italian researchers reported Wednesday.
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Group seeks endangered listing for Franklin's bumblebee	(Thu, 24 Jun 2010)
A conservation group filed a petition Wednesday to add a bumblebee from Southern Oregon and Northern California to the endangered species list.
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Ask USA TODAY Weather	(Wed, 23 Jun 2010)
Which direction do storms usually travel? Could global warming cause more thunderstorms? Why does humidity decrease as temperature increases? What's the difference between a wind storm and a winter storm? What will the weather be like in Pennsylvania on the 4th of July weekend? Is it safe during a thunderstorm to sleep in your bed if there is a window in your room? These and other weather questions are answered in our online weather Q and A column.
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Nations fail to agree on curbing Japan whale hunt	(Wed, 23 Jun 2010)
Japanese officials and environmentalists traded blame Wednesday as nations failed to reach a deal to curb whale hunts by Japan, Norway and Icelandcountries that kill hundreds of whales every year.
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Not just oil: Methane gas may cause 'dead zones' in Gulf	(Tue, 22 Jun 2010)
Oceanographers say methane 10,000 to 100,000 times higher than normal near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are depleting oxygen in the water.
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Jimmy Buffett's Gulf rescue mission: Saving marine life	(Tue, 22 Jun 2010)
Singer is bringing specially designed boats to the Gulf of Mexico to rescue animals from the oil spill.
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Battle against lice may be aided by new genome study	(Mon, 21 Jun 2010)
Sometimes scientific research can be a lousy job.
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Radar reveals extent of buried ancient Egyptian city	(Mon, 21 Jun 2010)
An Austrian archaeological team has used radar imaging to determine the extent of the ruins of the one time 3,500-year-old capital of Egypt's foreign occupiers, said the antiquities department Sunday.
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Roundup resistant weeds pose environmental threat	(Mon, 21 Jun 2010)
When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer than many other herbicides, and it allowed farmers to give up harsher chemicals and reduce tilling that can contribute to erosion.
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John Glenn: Keep U.S. space shuttles flying	(Mon, 21 Jun 2010)
Mercury astronaut John Glenn wants NASA's space shuttles to keep flying until their replacement is ready.
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Obama plan to land on asteroid may be unrealistic for 2025	(Mon, 21 Jun 2010)
Millions of miles from Earth, two astronauts hover weightlessly next to a giant space rock, selecting pebbles for scientific research. The spaceship where they'll sleep floats just overhead. Beyond it, barely visible in the sky, is a glittering speck. It's Earth.
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Ancient legends once walked among early humans?	(Sat, 19 Jun 2010)
At least one scholar has an intriguing answer: "The discovery of material evidence of a distinct hominin (human) lineage in Central Asia as recently as 30,000 years ago does not come as a surprise to those who have looked at the historical and anecdotal evidence of 'wild people' inhabiting the region," wrote folklore scholar Michael Heaney of the United Kingdom's Bodleian Library Oxford, in a letter to The Times of London.
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Nationwide project lends new details on earthquakes	(Thu, 17 Jun 2010)
When it comes to studying earthquakes, Oregon State University geology professor Bob Lillie has a simple theory: The more that is known, the better people can prepare and protect themselves.
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U.S.-Russian crew blasts off to space station	(Fri, 18 Jun 2010)
Two U.S. astronauts and a Russian crewmate blasted off successfully Wednesday on a mission to the International Space Station that will see the last ever shuttle visit to the orbiting lab.
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