Study urges new focus in hunt for emerging diseases
LONDON (Reuters) - Health experts are mostly looking in the wrong places for the next AIDS, Ebola, or bird flu and should shift resources from rich countries to the developing world most likely to spawn the next big disease, researchers say. feeds.reuters.com
Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change
A group of Baptist leaders has decided to back a declaration on climate change, saying the Southern Baptist Convention’s previous position on the issue was “too timid.” nytimes.com
Space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth on Wednesday, capping a milestone flight that brought Japan fully into the International Space Station partnership with the delivery of the first part of its research laboratory. feeds.reuters.com
Russia to create manned assembly complex in orbit
Russia is going to create a manned assembly complex in orbit, the chief of the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) Anatoly Perminov said here on Saturday. "We shall create this complex in order to make dockings in orbit, build craft th ... english.people.com.cn
Study: Warmer ocean water means less oxygen
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Low-oxygen zones where sea life is threatened or cannot survive are growing as the oceans are heated by global warming, researchers warn.... hosted.ap.org