Today in Science

Climate Change/Global Warming/Alternative Energy

NASA study says greenhouse gas emissions from humans are causing climate change, melting the Arctic. WP, NYT, Reuters, BBC, LiveScience.com

Climatologist: We have 10-years to avert climate change disaster. Reuters

Hybrid car marketability tied to high gas prices. Reuters


Evolution

Most recent Neanderthal fossils found. Guardian, LiveScience.com, ScienceNOW, Nature, NG


Science

Federal grant submission site still doesn’t work with Macs. WP


Animals

Smuggled orangutans to head home. Reuters


Drugs

Marijuana may improve hepatitis C therapy. WP


Cancer

Michigan may require 6th grade girls to receive the cervical cancer vaccine. (Good for them.) AP


Health

Medicare premiums set to rise next year. WP, NYT

Heart transplant recipient doing fine 28 years later. AP

Senator Clinton wants $1.9 billion to help ground zero workers with health problems. AP

Polio outbreak in India. AP

McDonald’s spend tiny, tiny amount of money to obesity research so they can say they are fighting it. (Less than $67 per McDonald’s restaurant in the world.) Reuters


Space

Spacewalk goes well for Atlantis. WP, NYT, LAT


Technology

Bionic arm. AP, WP

ALL Segways to be recalled. AP

More crazy crap from iPod. NYT

New batteries aren’t coming soon. Reuters


Weather

El Nino is back. ScienceNOW


Miscellaneous

Former EPA head may be investigated for post-9/11 conduct. AP


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