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Japanese stem cell researcher wins Balzan prize (AP)

    AP - A Japanese researcher who found a way to give adults cells certain characteristics of embryonic stem cells, a process scientists say could eventually lead to cures for spinal cord injuries and other ailments, has been awarded the Balzan Prize for biology.


Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY (AP)

    

In this Aug. 30, 2010 photo, Dan Marelli, of Tallahassee, Fla., a biologist and scuba diver specializing in mollusks, holds Asian clams found in Lake George, in Bolton Landing, N.Y. Scientists consider the clams arrival a stroke of bad luck that could cause ecological and economic harm. They hope to smother the rapidly reproducing mollusks before they spread. (AP Photo/Mary Esch)AP - A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.





Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn (AP)

    

Graphic shows the location and projected path of Hurricane Earl as of 2 p.m. EDT, ThursdayAP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.





Money Buys Happiness Only Up to a Point (LiveScience.com)

    LiveScience.com - Money might give you a sense of overall satisfaction with life, but the extra dough won't ensure days full of laughter and joy, a new survey analysis of income and happiness suggests.


US won't say if blowout preventer on way to shore (AP)

    

Jocelyn Davis, 8, waits for the judges costume results during the 75th Annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival on September 4, in Morgan City, Louisiana. Jocelyn's costume was titled the AP - The Justice Department won't say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into the Gulf of Mexico is on its way to shore.





Focus of Gulf oil disaster shifts to finding the culprit (AFP)

    

Pools of dispersed oil collect on a section of a public beach in Grand Isle, Louisiana, in August 2010. With a key piece of evidence raised from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico and BP's Macondo well ruled a threat no longer, the focus is shifting back to what went wrong and who is to blame.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNamee)AFP - With a key piece of evidence raised from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico and BP's Macondo well ruled a threat no longer, the focus shifts to what went wrong and who is to blame.





As a Hurricane, Earl Looked Like 'Magnificent Chaos' From Space (SPACE.com)

    SPACE.com - The former Hurricane Earl put on a striking weather display for astronauts on the International Space Station, impressing the crew with its strength even as it weakened to a tropical storm.


EU summons BASF over 'illegal' potatoes in Swedish field (AFP)

    

The facade of German giant BASF in Paris. Europe slapped a summons on German chemical giant BASF on Monday after a AFP - Europe slapped a summons on German chemical giant BASF on Monday after a "blunder" allowed seed from a new genetically modified potato to remain in a field in Sweden.





UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid (AP)

    AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.


NGOs call for Romanian minister to be sacked for GM links (AFP)

    

A vendor picks up corn at his stall in a market in 2009. Over 70 environmental NGOs including the WWF called Monday for the sacking of Romania's new agriculture minister for his links to the genetically modified crop industry.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Over 70 environmental NGOs including the WWF called Monday for the sacking of Romania's new agriculture minister for his links to the genetically modified crop industry.





Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? (LiveScience.com)

    LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems.


Lax safety in Congo makes river travel dangerous (AP)

    

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2006 file photo, Congolese men push a pirogue across the Congo river between Congo's capital Kinshasa, and Brazaville, capital of neighboring Republic of Congo. Hundreds are feared dead after a pair of deadly boat accidents in Congo on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Boats capsizing highlight the dangers of travel in the Central African country that was ravaged by back-to-back civil wars. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)AP - In a country of dense rain forests with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is simply a way of life. This weekend, journeys on the dangerous waterways stole the lives of up to 270 people.





The nation's weather (AP)

    

In the national weather forecast for Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, a strong storm will move through the Northern Rockies, producing moderate to heavy rain and even some snow from the Intermountain West through the Northern Plains. Dry conditions are expected for the southern half of the country. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Southeastern Texas was forecast to welcome the Labor Day with unsettled weather activity as a tropical wave in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico approached the Texas and eastern Mexico coast.





Galactic 'Supervolcano' Seen Erupting With X-Rays (SPACE.com)

    SPACE.com - A galactic "supervolcano" in the massive galaxy M87 is erupting, blasting gas outwards. The cosmic volcano — driven by a giant black hole in M87's center — is preventing hundreds of millions of new stars from forming.


Sanofi ready to raise bid if Genzyme talks: report (Reuters)

    Reuters - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis would be prepared to moderately raise its $69 per share offer for Genzyme if the U.S. biotech agreed to negotiate, Dow Jones reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.


BP hikes asset sale target after oil spill: report (AFP)

    

Oil is seen in the water off a beach on Grand Isle, Louisiana in June. Oil giant BP has increased to $40 bln the amount it wants to raise from an asset sale programme in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a news report said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - Oil giant BP has increased to nearly 25 billion pounds the amount it wants to raise from an asset sale programme in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.





Hermine comes ashore in Mexico as tropical storm (AP)

    

Tropical storm Hermine is seen in this satellite image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. REUTERS/National Hurricane Center/HandoutAP - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hermine has come ashore in extreme northeastern Mexico.



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