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- BP to place new containment cap on oil spill- Stargazers in awe as total eclipse arcs across Pacific
- European probe Rosetta flies by asteroid: ESA
Space & Earth news
NASA satellites see high, cold thunderstorm cloud tops in Tropical Depression 2
NASA's Aqua and TRMM satellites confirmed that Tropical Depression Two (TD2) had some strong, high thunderstorms a day after its center made landfall. TD2 appears elongated on satellite imagery, and its rains stretch from southeastern Texas to northeastern Mexico. Those rains are still prompting flash flood watches and warnings.
Breathing the filth: Hydrocarbons in the air are more toxic than oil in the gulf
What a relief it will be when the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico gets plugged, ending the colossal mess caused by gushing crude. Or will it?
NOAA: Gulf seafood tested so far is safe to eat
(AP) -- Shrimp, grouper, tuna and other seafood snatched from the fringes of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico are safe to eat, according to a federal agency inspecting the catch.
Technology's disasters share long trail of hubris
(AP) -- It's all so familiar. A technological disaster, then a presidential commission examining what went wrong. And ultimately a discovery that while technology marches on, concern for safety lags. Technology isn't as foolproof as it seemed.
Russia puts US telecoms satellite into space
A Russian Proton-M rocket launched a US telecommunications satellite into orbit from Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, the Khrunichev space centre and ILS launch services provider said.
BP to place new containment cap on oil spill
Energy giant BP was expected to begin a new effort Saturday to contain a Gulf of Mexico oil spill by placing a better cap over the gushing well in hopes to stop the flow of oil completely.
Stargazers in awe as total eclipse arcs across Pacific
A total solar eclipse drew an 11,000 kilometer (6,800 mile) arc over the Pacific Sunday, plunging remote islands into darkness in a heavenly display climaxing on mysterious Easter Island.
European probe Rosetta flies by asteroid: ESA
The European spacecraft Rosetta performed a fly-by of a massive asteroid, the European Space Agency said, taking images that could one day help Earth defend itself from destruction.
Technology news
Talking touchscreens aid patients
Multimedia talking touchscreens, housed in computer kiosks at clinics and hospitals, are helping researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and clinicians at local health care centers enhance patient-centered care for patients with diverse language, literacy and computer skills.
YouTube to invest five million dollars to fund video-makers
YouTube announced Friday that it will invest five million dollars in promising video-makers.
Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case
(AP) -- A federal judge on Friday drastically trimmed a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University graduate student who was found liable for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs online, saying the jury damage award against a person who gained no financial benefit from his copyright infringement is "unconstitutionally excessive."
As overhead costs shrink, solar becomes newly attractive
At a former industrial site on Chicago's South Side, more than 32,000 solar panels slowly tilt every few minutes, following the sun as it moves across the sky.
China confirms it renewed Google operating license
(AP) -- China confirmed Sunday it had renewed Google's license to operate after a monthslong standoff over Internet censorship, saying the company had pledged it wouldn't provide "lawbreaking content."
Medicine & Health news
Universal HIV testing and immediate treatment could reduce but not eliminate HIV/AIDS epidemic
Implementing a program of universal HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral treatment (ART) for infected individuals could have a major impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington, DC, but a new study finds that it would not halt the epidemic, something that a previous report had projected. In a paper that will appear in the August 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and has been released online, researchers find that the so-called "test-and-treat" strategy could reduce new HIV infections by 15 percent over the next five years while conferring large survival benefits to HIV-infected patients.
Diabetes drug Avandia gets new setback ahead of US decision
GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster diabetes treatment Avandia suffered a new setback Friday when US health officials offered more evidence of the drug's increased link to heart problems.
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