Today in Science

HIV/AIDS

HIV originated in chimpanzees. Nature, AP, NYT, BBC, CBC, WP, Reuters, LiveScience.com, NG

UN group reports on AIDS treatment progress in hardest hit countries. AP


Climate Change

Warming may increase the size of subtropical deserts. Reuters, CSM, LiveScience.com, AP

Kyoto states will meet to discuss greenhouse emissions cut for post-2012. (Sans the US, of course.) Reuters

Another review of Al Gore’s global warming movie. CSM


Technology

Cloak of invisibility? CBC, Reuters, LiveScience.com, Nature, NG, AP

Yahoo! and eBay join forces. WP, FT, NYT, LAT, Reuters, BBC, AP

Researchers develop nanomaterial that pulls water out of the air. ScienceNOW


Animals

Migrating birds from Europe and Africa are in decline. BBC, Reuters


Cancer

Thalidomide gets FDA approval for use against bone-marrow cancer. AP


Health

Sorry ladies: A drink a day is only good for men. BBC, Reuters

FDA approves new shingles vaccine. AP


Politics

House Judiciary committee approves internet gambling ban. Reuters, AP

Beat that dead horse: Full House votes to open drilling in Alaska refuge, chances of passing the Senate are slim. NYT, WP, AP


Bird Flu

2 siblings die of bird flu in Indonesia. AP


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