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Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot
(AP)
AP - Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. "The lavishly ornamented four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century A.D.," Veselin Ignatov told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from the site, near the southeastern village of Karanovo.
NASA's space water recycling system has hiccups
(AP)
AP - NASA's revolutionary new space water recycling system is having serious hiccups. The $154 million device for turning astronauts' urine and sweat into drinking water aboard the international space station shut down again Friday, and engineers on the ground were scrambling to figure out what was wrong.
NASA scales back flagship Mars mission
(AP)
AP - NASA is scrapping a controversial piece of hardware from its next-generation Mars rover that would have allowed the spacecraft to store rock fragments in a mini-basket for a future mission.
Would-be Japanese space tourist wants $21M back
(AP)
AP - Japanese millionaire Daisuke Enomoto had planned to dress up as his favorite cartoon character in outer space and spent $21 million to make it happen. Now he claims the company that was supposed make his dream come true brushed him aside with little more than a "sorry, no refunds."
Bank Run: How Ginko Financial Went Down
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A string of bank collapses prompted Alan Greenspan, U.S. economic
guru and former head of the Federal Reserve, to admit last month that
lending institutions could not always be trusted to regulate
themselves. He could have taken a cue sooner by looking at the 2007
collapse of Ginko Financial, a virtual investment bank in the online
game "Second Life."
Winter weather hard to predict this year: NOAA
(Reuters)
Reuters - Winter will be warmer than normal for much of the central United States, but government forecasters said on Thursday this season's weather for the rest of the country will be particularly hard to predict.
Space station's new urine recycler has glitches
(Reuters)
Reuters - NASA is having problems with a $250 million system it just delivered to the International Space Station to recycle urine and other wastewater into drinking water for astronauts.
New Type of Ebola Virus Discovered
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new species of the deadly
Ebola virus has been identified by American and Ugandan scientists.
Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
(AP)
AP - Bringing "Jurassic Park" one step closer to reality, scientists have deciphered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a feat they say could allow them to recreate the shaggy, prehistoric beast in as little as a decade or two.
Interior Dept. takes action after scandal
(AP)
AP - The Interior Department has taken disciplinary action against more than a half dozen workers who accepted lavish gifts, partied and in some cases had sex with employees from the energy companies they regulated.
Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic biomarkers that
are highly accurate in determining physiological age have been identified
by researchers at California's Buck Institute for Age Research, who said
it may be possible to use these biomarkers to test anti-aging drugs.
