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2008-10-10 00:01:26 - Sounds of Volcanic Eruption Recreated (LiveScience.com) (science)
LiveScience.com - In a high-tech version of those baking soda-and-vinegar experiments at science fairs, scientists have simulated a key stage of volcanic eruptions where steam and other fluids rushing through cracks in underground rocks create particular "acoustic emissions."

2008-10-09 21:02:57 - Global warming sending tropical species uphill: study (AFP) (science)
AFP - Global warming is driving tropical plant and animal species to higher altitudes, potentially leaving lowland rainforest with nothing to take their place, ecologists argue in this week's issue of Science.

2008-10-09 20:01:20 - American Dream and Middle Class in Jeopardy (LiveScience.com) (science)
LiveScience.com - The presidential candidates say they connect with and "get" the American middle-class. And the government's bailout plan for Wall Street has been billed as the best way to help Main Street keep its white picket fences.

2008-10-09 20:01:19 - Satellites collect data on sea temperatures, reefs (AP) (science)
AP - Satellites are helping scientists expand a virtual network to watch for increases in ocean temperatures that can damage or kill the fragile ecosystems of coral reefs worldwide.

2008-10-09 20:01:19 - Tropical species also threatened by climate change (AP) (science)
AP - If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics. While the most significant harm from climate change so far has been in the polar regions, tropical plants and animals may face an even greater threat, say scientists who studied conditions in Costa Rica.

2008-10-09 18:01:36 - McCain and Obama's energy proposals (AP) (science)
AP - Republican John McCain: Favors increased offshore drilling and building 45 nuclear power reactors by 2030.

2008-10-09 16:01:42 - Babies Know Happy From Sad Songs (LiveScience.com) (science)
LiveScience.com - Babies as young as 5 months can distinguish an upbeat tune, such as "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, from a lineup of gloomy tunes.

2008-10-09 15:01:17 - Georgia villages "torched," satellite study shows (Reuters) (science)
Reuters - Hundreds of houses in ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia were torched in August, after Russian troops took control of the area, according to an analysis of satellite images released on Thursday.

2008-10-09 15:01:17 - Europeans reject animal cloning for food: survey (Reuters) (science)
Reuters - Most Europeans have reservations about cloning animals for food, while 67 percent see cloning as justified if used to preserve rare animal species, a survey that could help forge EU policy in the area showed on Thursday.

2008-10-09 15:01:16 - Beaver Dams Boost Songbird Populations (LiveScience.com) (science)
LiveScience.com - The busy beaver's iconic dams do more than hold back streams; they also provide critical habitat to some migratory songbirds, a new study finds.

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