| Rare tree flowers after 23 years A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex. bbc.co.uk |
Lawmakers: protect embryonic stem cell research By JIM ABRAMS 2010-09-16T16:27:44ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter said Thursday that Congress should "get busy" on giving legal stature to the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research to avoid giving a final say on the issue to a conservative Supreme Court.... hosted.ap.org |
Mammogram Benefit Seen for Women in Their 40s Researchers found a 26 percent reduction in the breast cancer death rate in a Swedish study, but some experts said they may have overestimated the benefit. feeds.nytimes.com |
Key contract for fusion reactor The contract is signed that will lead to the production of the largest component in the multi-billion-euro Iter fusion reactor. bbc.co.uk |
Indonesia volcano kills 30 including spirit keeper By SLAMET RIYADI 2010-10-27T18:12:43ZMOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers scoured the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano for survivors Wednesday after it was rocked by an eruption which killed at least 30 people, including an old man who refused to abandon his ceremonial post as caretaker of the mountain's spirits.... hosted.ap.org |