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UN rejects export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi was rejected Thursday by a U.N. wildlife meeting, with scores of developing nations joining Japan in opposing a measure they feared would devastate fishing economies.
Why We 'Play Nice' With Strangers (LiveScience.com)
March 18, 2010LiveScience.com - In large, industrialized societies, people are surprisingly fair and trusting when it comes to dealing with strangers - shoplifters and pick-pocketers are a minority rather than the norm.
Owners threaten to shut down New Jersey nuke plant (AP)
March 18, 2010AP - Owners of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant are threatening to shut it down rather than build cooling towers mandated by New Jersey environmental regulators.
New 3D Film Makes Hubble Space Telescope a Star (SPACE.com)
March 18, 2010SPACE.com - The Hubble Space Telescope has long been an icon of astronomy with $10 billion spent over two decades to keep it peering deep into the cosmos. Now a new IMAX film is taking that space icon and turning it into a 3D star.
Bulgaria boosts GM crop restrictions (AFP)
March 18, 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.
Siberian tiger in peril in Russia: WWF (AFP)
March 18, 2010
AFP - The number of Siberian tigers in eastern Russia fell by 15 percent in 2009, a WWF official said on Thursday at an international conference devoted to the endangered animal's plight.
EPA begins study on shale gas drilling (Reuters)
March 18, 2010Reuters - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will begin to take a closer look at the environmental and human health impact of shale gas drilling, which could mean new regulations on a booming area of the energy sector.
Truth Behind the Photos: What the Hubble Space Telescope Really Sees (SPACE.com)
March 18, 2010SPACE.com - The nearly 20-year-old Hubble Space Telescope has taken many iconic images of the cosmos and is even the star of a new 3D IMAX movie that gives viewers a chance to fly through those snapshots. But does Hubble show us what the universe really looks like?
Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
March 18, 2010NASA'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.
Shuttle lands at California air base
March 18, 2010NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
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