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Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_re_eu/eu_bulgaria_ancient_chariot"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081121/capt.cps.ogz50.211108173204.photo00.photo.default-512x344.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=OSbZB7jmsgyIDXo1p8DiXg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Bulgarian archaeologists work near a Thracian bronze chariot discovered near the village of Karanovo. A bronze chariot dating back to the second century AD has been unearthed in a Thracian burial mound in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Friday.(AFP/BGNES)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
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NASA's space water recycling system has hiccups
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081121/capt.0abdc989b9db44e786b4079e854257de.space_shuttle_dn203.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=TuhiHyIB_m8gT3aOcVlTQQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="In this image from NASA TV, the crew from the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour hold a joint news conference from space, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Front from left, Sandra Magnus Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov, Greg Chamitoff and and Mike Fincke. Middle row Shane Kimbrough, Chris Ferguson and Eric Boe. Back row Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Donald Pettit. (AP Photo/NASA TV)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
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NASA scales back flagship Mars mission
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| 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.
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Would-be Japanese space tourist wants $21M back
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081121/ap_on_re_us/space_tourism_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20081120/i/ra3827476721.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=zm1EN429JfiLsIAOO1kpmw--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Astronaut Shane Kimbrough relocates one of the two Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) carts while attached to the International Space Station's robot arm in this view from NASA TV November 20, 2008. REUTERS/NASA TV" border="0" /></a>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."</p><br clear="all"/>
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Bank Run: How Ginko Financial Went Down
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| LiveScience.com - A string of bank collapses prompted Alan Greenspan, U.S. economicguru and former head of the Federal Reserve, to admit last month thatlending institutions could not always be trusted to regulatethemselves. He could have taken a cue sooner by looking at the 2007collapse of Ginko Financial, a virtual investment bank in the onlinegame "Second Life."
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Winter weather hard to predict this year: NOAA
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| 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.
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Space station's new urine recycler has glitches
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081121/sc_nm/us_space_shuttle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081122/2008_11_21t183911_450x346_us_space_shuttle.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=6ka89td6go5lyHkn5SWGjw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Astronaut Shane Kimbrough (bottom) works outside the International Space Station during the second of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's four scheduled spacewalks in this view from NASA TV November 20, 2008. (NASA TV/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
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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.
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Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081119/ap_on_sc/sci_mammoth_dna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081119/capt.544a98f11d714baeb63f7e7c372b37f2.mammoth_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=ZRLkdj3oqezGAAYx2GoLAA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo provided by Stephen Schuster, Penn State University, shows a ball of permafrost-preserved mammoth hair containing thick outer-coat and thin under-coat hairs. (AP Photo/Stephen Schuster, Penn State University)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
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Interior Dept. takes action after scandal
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| 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.
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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.
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