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Toyota official: Prius in NY crash yielding data (AP)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

Toyota representatives examine a crashed Toyota Prius, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Harrison, N.Y. Toyota recalled more than 8 million cars because their gas pedals could become stuck or be snagged by floor mats. In addition, the government is looking into complaints from at least 60 Toyota drivers who say they got their cars fixed and still had problems. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP – Investigators from Toyota and the U.S. government inspected a crashed 2005 Prius in a suburb of New York City on Wednesday to see if a black box-like device or its wreckage could point to problems with the brakes or accelerator.


Research monkey deaths prompt calls for crackdown (AP)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

In this photo taken Monday, March 9, 2010, the Charles River Laboratory is seen in Reno, Nev. Workers at a Nevada research lab were making a routine check on one of their primate facilities in 2008 when they came across a ghastly sight: a room full of dead monkeys. Thirty monkeys had succumbed to stifling temperatures because someone left the heater on, and two more later had to be euthanized. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP – Workers at a Nevada research lab were checking on a primate room when they came across a ghastly sight: Thirty dead monkeys were essentially cooked alive after someone left the heater on. Two others were near death and had to be euthanized.


EPA begins more scrutiny of flea and tick products (AP)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

AP – Complaints of dogs and cats injured and sometimes even killed by flea treatments have increased significantly, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.

Arctic animals doing better, but not close to pole (AP)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

AP – A new report says the overall number of animals in the Arctic has increased over the past 40 years ago. But critters who live closest to the North Pole are disappearing substantially.

NASA Crashes Helicopters to Improve Safety (LiveScience.com)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

LiveScience.com – A cushioning device originally intended for space vehicles is now being
tested by NASA on helicopters that have to make crash landings.
Researchers believe this so-called deployable energy absorber (DEA)
could save lives and helicopters in the near future.

Male pregnancy and abortion: The sex life of pipefish (AFP)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

A male Gulf pipefish rests in a tank at Texas A&M University. A skinny little fish called the pipefish is high on the list of wildlife oddities, for the male of the species is the one which gets pregnant.(AFP/Nature/Nick Ratterman)AFP – A skinny little fish called the pipefish is high on the list of wildlife oddities, for the male of the species is the one which gets pregnant.


Primordial Black Holes Formed Just After Big Bang (SPACE.com)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

SPACE.com – A pair of primordial black holes have been spotted so far away
that they likely formed relatively soon after the Big Bang, scientists announced
Wednesday.

‘Cool Jupiter’ widens search for exoplanets (AFP)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

Artistic impression of the extrasolar planet CoRoT-9b, with its central star in the background.(AFP/Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias)AFP – Marking a further step in the hunt for worlds orbiting other stars, astronomers on Wednesday said they had found a cool planet the size of Jupiter that encircles a sun at searing proximity.


Prehistoric Shark Attack Reconstructed (LiveScience.com)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

LiveScience.com – A shark attack that took place 4 million years ago has just been
reconstructed from the extinct hunter’s fossilized victim – a dolphin.

Why Do Some Clovers Have Four Leaves? (LiveScience.com)

Written on March 17th, 2010 by Editorno shouts

A costumed reveller takes a drink of Guinness in the Holy Lands area of Belfast during the St Patrick's Day celebrations, Belfast  March 17, 2010.    REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: ANNIVERSARY ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)LiveScience.com – The leaves of clover plants are said to hold the luck o’ the
Irish when they sport four leaves. This myth likely arose because four-leaf
clovers are rare finds – the result of an equally rare genetic
mutation in the clover plant.


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