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Scientist rediscovers rare plant unseen since 1985 30 Apr 08, 19:21 ET AP - A scientist with the Missouri Botanical Garden has rediscovered and identified a rare parasitic plant that hasn't been seen by botanists in more than 20 years. more West Africa adopts plan to save the Niger River 30 Apr 08, 18:22 ET AFP - West African heads of state adopted on Wednesday a 5.5 billion-euro (8.6-billion-dollar), 20-year rescue plan to save the Niger River from extinction and guarantee the future of 110 million people. more Inspector General: Conflict of interest on NASA review board 30 Apr 08, 18:14 ET AP - A board set up to review construction of the spaceship to return astronauts to the moon is loaded with employees of the very contractors they are supposed to scrutinize, breaking federal law, a government watchdog says. more Fat People Have Bigger Carbon Footprints 30 Apr 08, 17:55 ET LiveScience.com - You can toss your empty soda cans in the recycle bin instead of the garbage, saving energy and reducing landfill. Or you can wear hemp clothes and drive a hybrid car plastered with bumper stickers requesting the salvation of everything from owls to dust mites. more NASA Predicts Huge Cosmic Explosions 30 Apr 08, 17:45 ET SPACE.com - Astronomers are now able to predict when a certain type of star will let loose a powerful eruption. more Peer pressure brings docs up to speed: study 30 Apr 08, 17:31 ET Reuters - Is your doctor's practice on the cutting edge of medicine? If not, maybe he or she needs a little peer pressure. more Turn-ons, turn-offs, desire varies widely among men 30 Apr 08, 16:52 ET Reuters - Men aren't all from Mars when it comes to their sexuality, a new study from Kinsey Institute researchers shows. more Scientists find a quicker way to make antibodies 30 Apr 08, 16:28 ET Reuters - A new process to extract and copy the essential elements of cells that make human antibodies has provided a shortcut to making targeted, infection-fighting proteins known as monoclonal antibodies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. more Real Trekkie Tricorder Invented 30 Apr 08, 14:16 ET LiveScience.com - New handheld medical scanners coupled with regular cell phones resemble "Star Trek" tricorders and could see what ails you with a push of a button. more Absinthe's Mind-Altering Mystery Solved 30 Apr 08, 14:16 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 Where am I? Chemical compass helps bird brains 30 Apr 08, 13:55 ET AFP - A team of scientists believe they can provide the key to an enduring wildlife mystery: how do birds navigate? more Global warming? Next decade could be cooler, says study 30 Apr 08, 13:34 ET AFP - Global warming could take a break in the next decade thanks to a natural shift in ocean circulations, although Earth's temperature will rise as previously expected over the longer term, according to a study published on Thursday in the British journal Nature. more How Do Hallucinogens Work? 30 Apr 08, 13:15 ET LiveScience.com - Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, died yesterday. But the LSD trip is far from over as scientists bring lucidity to how hallucinogens work. more Lunar Explorers Will Need MoonSat System 30 Apr 08, 11:10 ET SPACE.com - Communicating effectively with astronauts on the moon was an essential part of the Apollo missions. Without reliable radio contact there would have been no live feed of Armstrong's first steps and in all likelihood no first steps at all. more South Korea's first astronaut rescued by startled nomads 30 Apr 08, 05:53 ET Reuters - South Korea's first astronaut said she and her fellow crew were rescued by startled nomads after their space capsule thudded far off course into the remote steppes of Central Asia earlier this month. more Swiss discoverer of LSD dies, aged 102 30 Apr 08, 04:11 ET Reuters - Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, has died aged 102, the organization that republished his book on the mind-altering substance said. more Tokyo's beloved panda dies at 22: zoo 30 Apr 08, 03:49 ET AFP - Ling Ling, the only giant panda owned by Japan, died of old age Wednesday at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, where he had been one of the most popular attractions, officials said. more Study: Giant squid has biggest eyes in world 30 Apr 08, 03:16 ET AP - Marine scientists studying the carcass of a rare colossal squid said Wednesday they had measured its eye at about 11 inches across - larger than a dinner plate and the biggest animal eye on earth. more World's biggest squid reveals 'beach ball' eyes 30 Apr 08, 01:32 ET AFP - The largest squid ever caught began to reveal its secrets Wednesday, including eyes the size of beach balls that one scientist said were likely the biggest ever known in the animal kingdom. more 'Biofuels frenzy' fuels global food crisis: experts 30 Apr 08, 00:36 ET AFP - A "biofuels frenzy" and other misguided policies have led to the global food crisis in which prices have soared and rice consumption has outpaced production, threatening a billion people with malnutrition, experts have stated. more

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