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Cloak of invisibility takes a step forward (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - From Grimm's fairy tales to Harry Potter, the cloak of invisibility has played a major role in fiction. Now scientists have taken a small but important new step toward making it reality.
Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected (AP)
March 19, 2010AP - Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a U.N. wildlife meeting.
Arctic animals doing better, but not close to pole (AP)
March 19, 2010AP - The overall number of animals in the Arctic has increased over the past 40 years ago, according to a new international study. But critters who live closest to the North Pole are disappearing.
What Is the Organic Liaison Diet? (LiveScience.com)
March 19, 2010LiveScience.com - "Fat Actress" star Kirstie Alley - following a well-publicized failure as spokeswoman for weight loss company Jenny Craig - has developed a new diet system called Organic Liaison. So if you want to look like Kirstie Alley, here's your chance. But Organic Liaison is not just a diet, since diets per se cannot be trademarked or copyrighted. ...
Feds: Brakes weren't applied on crashed NY Prius (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday.
Rio protests: Sharing Brazil's oil revenues will hurt 2016 Olympics (The Christian Science Monitor)
March 19, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - Thousands of Brazilian schoolchildren and city and state workers were given the afternoon off to gather in Rio de Janeiro today and protest a federal law that would reduce the amount of petroleum royalties the energy-rich state now gets.
NASA Lunar Orbiter Spots Old Soviet Moon Landers (SPACE.com)
March 19, 2010SPACE.com - NASA's sharp-eyed Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been used to locate vintage space hardware lobbed to the moon in the 1970s by the former Soviet Union.
Bulgaria boosts GM crop restrictions (AFP)
March 19, 2010
AFP - Bulgaria's parliament on Thursday tightened restrictions on genetically modified food crops in the face of pressure from environmentalists seeking a total ban.
NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
Ancient Reptile Dined on Dinosaurs (LiveScience.com)
March 19, 2010LiveScience.com - An ancient crocodile-like animal, about twice the length of an SUV, probably dined on sea turtles and dinosaurs, suggests bite-mark evidence and dung droppings.
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