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Penguins ride air force jet to South Atlantic
More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates said Monday.
Nations:Brazil Argentina Source:(AP)
2008-10-07
AIDS pioneers and cancer researcher win Nobel prize
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology on Monday.
Nations:France Sweden People:Ronald Reagan Jacques Chirac
2008-10-06
Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West
SALT LAKE CITY - Rattlesnakes aren't to be trifled with, but if you're trying to collect the sound of every creature in the West that slithers, hops, flies or flops, distance isn't a luxury you can afford.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
Half of mammals 'in decline', says extinction Red List
BARCELONA (AFP) - Half the world's mammals are declining in population and more than a third probably face extinction, said an update Monday of the "Red List," the most respected inventory of biodiversity.
Nations:Spain Mongolia Mexico Source:(AFP)
2008-10-06
Research on AIDS virus and cancer wins Nobel Medicine Prize
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - French and German scientists credited with the discovery of the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer won Monday the Nobel Medicine Prize, the first of the prestigious awards to be announced.
Nations:France Sweden Germany U.S. Source:(AFP)
2008-10-06
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