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South Africa lifts ban on elephant culling 29 Apr 08, 23:42 ET AFP - South Africa's 13-year moratorium on elephant culling was set to be lifted on Thursday to combat a surge in population numbers, despite an outcry from animal rights activists. more Colossal squid examined by New Zealand scientists 29 Apr 08, 22:21 ET Reuters - A colossal squid caught from deep Antarctic waters was defrosted on Wednesday by New Zealand scientists keen to discover more about the little-known giant predator. more Scientists seek clues as Reno earthquakes keep shaking 29 Apr 08, 20:26 ET AP - Scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are scrutinizing seismic readings and studying damage at residents' homes to try to figure out what's happening beneath the earth's surface under a northwest Reno neighborhood rocked by a seemingly endless string of earthquakes. more Tough Early Human Loved Fruit 29 Apr 08, 20:25 ET LiveScience.com - An early human with a big mouth made for chomping strangely preferred to eat soft, squishy fruits, new dental analyses suggest. more Legless lizard, other new species discovered in Brazil 29 Apr 08, 19:24 ET AFP - Scientists discovered legless lizard, a dwarf woodpecker and another 12 suspected new species in Brazil's fast-disappearing Cerrado grasslands, an environmental group said Tuesday. more Drinking dulls the brain's response to threats 29 Apr 08, 18:05 ET Reuters - Drinking alcohol dulls the brain's ability to detect threats, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study that helps explain why people who are drunk cannot tell when the guy at the end of the bar is angling for a fight. more T-shirt Monitors Heart Rate 29 Apr 08, 17:40 ET LiveScience.com - The BioDevices Vital Jacket heart monitoring shirt is a pretty cool-looking t-shirt with a serious purpose; it continuously monitors your heart rate. I think that science fiction writer Rudy Rucker should get at least some credit for imagining what he called a "heartshirt" twenty years ago, in his fascinating novel "Wetware." more Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger 29 Apr 08, 17:27 ET AP - Some top international food scientists Tuesday recommended halting the use of food-based biofuels, such as ethanol, saying it would cut corn prices by 20 percent during a world food crisis. more Huge Black Hole Catapulted Through Space 29 Apr 08, 16:45 ET SPACE.com - A colossal black hole has been spotted exiting its home galaxy, kicked out after a huge cosmic merger took place. more Long-Lived Lightning Storm Rages on Saturn 29 Apr 08, 16:45 ET SPACE.com - A monster storm spawning bolts of lightning 10,000 times more powerful than any seen on Earth is raging on the ringed planet Saturn. more Scientists seek clues as earthquakes rattle Reno 29 Apr 08, 16:18 ET AP - Scientists are scrutinizing seismic readings and studying damage to residents' homes trying to figure out what's happening beneath the earth's surface to cause a troubling swarm of hundreds of earthquakes in northern Nevada. more FDA Takes 2nd Look at Laser Eye Surgery Safety 29 Apr 08, 15:30 ET LiveScience.com - Perfect vision in minutes. See better than 20/20 today. Throw away your glasses forever. You won t believe your eyes. more EU set to sue Italy over Naples rubbish crisis: source 29 Apr 08, 14:53 ET AFP - The European Commission is poised to sue Italy before an EU court for failing to resolve a rubbish collection crisis in the Naples region, an EU source said Tuesday. more Absinthe's Mind-Altering Mystery Solved 29 Apr 08, 13:40 ET LiveScience.com - An analysis of century-old bottles of absinthe - the kind once quaffed by the likes of van Gogh and Picasso to enhance their creativity - may end the controversy over what ingredient caused the green liqueur s supposed mind-altering effects . more Bison Could Make Comeback 29 Apr 08, 13:01 ET LiveScience.com - Bison could make a big comeback all across North America over the next 100 years, a conservation group said today. Bison once numbered in the tens of millions across the continent, but these icons of the American West were wiped out by commercial hunting and habitat loss. By 1889, fewer than 1,100 individuals remained. 1n 1905, the American Bison Society formed at the current Bronx Zoo headquarters of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and began efforts to repopulate reserves on the Great Plains with animals from the zoo s herd and other sources. ... more Legless lizard found in Brazil may be new species 29 Apr 08, 12:17 ET Reuters - Scientists have discovered a legless lizard, a toad and a dwarf woodpecker among 14 species believed to be new to science in central Brazil, a wildlife conservation group said on Tuesday. more New Legless Lizard Discovered 29 Apr 08, 12:10 ET LiveScience.com - A legless lizard, knobby horned toad and mini-woodpecker have come out of hiding in Brazil, where scientists recently spotted the basket of probable new species. more Bees Learn Thievery 29 Apr 08, 11:20 ET LiveScience.com - Even the pinhead-sized brains of insects can learn new skills from their comrades - including theft. more Global consortium to hunt for cancer genes 29 Apr 08, 09:59 ET Reuters - Scientists from around the world are joining forces to hunt for key genetic mutations involved in cancer. more Young Galaxies Surprisingly Packed with Stars 29 Apr 08, 09:31 ET SPACE.com - Several newfound galaxies seen as they existed when the universe was young are packed with improbable numbers of stars. more Secret to the Spring in Your Step 29 Apr 08, 09:11 ET LiveScience.com - While happiness helps, the Achilles tendon is actually what puts more spring in your step. more Marching Sand Dunes Create Mars Mystery 29 Apr 08, 07:02 ET SPACE.com - Sand grains stirred up by the winds of Mars are tossed higher and farther than those kicked up by winds on Earth, a new study finds. The results could help explain how dunes migrate across the Martian surface as well as what whips up dust storms that blow across the red planet. more

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