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Ketchup Experiment Recovered from Columbia Crash 2 May 08, 17:31 ET SPACE.com - Using data recovered from a damaged computer hard-drive that was aboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003, scientists have recently learned more about why the act of shaking a material can quickly transform it into something completely different. more Major Arctic sea ice melt is expected this summer 2 May 08, 16:11 ET AP - The Arctic will remain on thinning ice, and climate warming is expected to begin affecting the Antarctic also, scientists said Friday. more Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database 2 May 08, 16:11 ET AP - The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the world. more 'Iron Man' Hero Personifies Modern Military Contractors 2 May 08, 13:16 ET LiveScience.com - When superhero Tony Stark isn't donning his Iron Man armor to personally rough up villains, he's pitching the U.S. military on new gadgets to fight the War on Terror. more Chilean volcano belches ash, forces evacuation 2 May 08, 13:14 ET Reuters - A volcano in southern Chile spewed a vast cloud of ash before dawn on Friday, triggering earth tremors and prompting the evacuation of about 250 people, officials said. more Scientists share $500,000 prize for biomedical research 2 May 08, 12:57 ET AP - The nation's richest prize in medicine and biomedical research was awarded Friday to two researchers for work that has improved disease treatments and may lead to new ones for degenerative and other age-related disorders. more Night club drug could ease depression: scientists 2 May 08, 12:30 ET Reuters - Scientists have unraveled how a horse tranquilizer and hallucinogenic night club drug known as "Special K" can ease depression, researchers said on Friday. more What We Know (and Hate) About Consciousness 2 May 08, 12:05 ET LiveScience.com - In the language of psychology, this means I am a conscious being, someone who thinks rather than reacts. Someone who takes in her surroundings and processes that information, milling it over in the mind, thinking about it. more Moon to Hide a Beehive 2 May 08, 11:31 ET SPACE.com - If the weather is clear in your area on Saturday, May 10, be sure to check out the fat crescent moon in the southwestern sky with binoculars or a small, low power telescope as darkness falls. On that evening, the moon will be positioned within the dim constellation of Cancer, the Crab. more Baby birds babble like humans before singing: study 2 May 08, 10:48 ET AFP - Baby birds, much like their human counterparts, babble first as they learn to mimic adult birdsong, a new study says which could help explain how humans gain new skills. more Blobs Inside Earth Like Peanut Butter 2 May 08, 09:46 ET LiveScience.com - You know Earth's schematic: core, mantle, crust, right? Sorry, not so simple. more How do baby birdies learn to sing? By babbling 2 May 08, 07:47 ET Reuters - Baby birds babble much like human infants do, and they have their own special brain circuits to do it, researchers reported on Thursday. more Greenpeace welcomes move to save Indonesia's forests 2 May 08, 06:21 ET AFP - Environment group Greenpeace on Friday welcomed Unilever's backing of a moratorium on palm oil deforestation in Indonesia, saying the move will help save forests in the sprawling archipelago. more

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