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Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station (AP)

Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour's  six member crew will deliver a large room with a cupola to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)AP - Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.





New federal climate change agency forming (AP) AP - The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate.


India successfully tests nuclear-capable missile (AP) AP - India again successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday that can hit targets across much of Asia and the Middle East, a defense ministry press release said.


Different Colors Describe Happiness vs. Depression (LiveScience.com)

FILE - In this May 18, 2009 file photo, a yellow-faced bumblebee gathers pollen on a California poppy outside Ruch, Ore. Conservation groups and scientists want federal agricultural authorities to start regulating shipments of commercially domesticated bumblebees to prevent spreading deadly diseases to wild bumblebees. The groups said Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 that four species of bumblebees once common in the United States have seen drastic declines — and the evidence points to diseases spreading out of greenhouses that use domesticated bumblebees. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)LiveScience.com - Are you in a gray mood today? How about a blue funk? Maybe you're seeing red, because you're green with jealousy. The colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than you think, according to new research.





Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (AP)

In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.





Toyota adds new Prius to global recall list (Reuters)

Toyota Motor Corp's Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety crisis.





Ex-Boeing engineer gets 15 years in spy case (Reuters) Reuters - An ex-Boeing Co engineer, found guilty last year of passing space shuttle secrets to China in America's first conviction under a 1996 espionage law, was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison.


Scientists Spot Genes Tied to Aging (HealthDay) HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have discovered genetic variants that are associated with biological aging, a finding that could explain why some people seem to age faster than others.


Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (AP)

A man dumps a bag of trash at the town landfill, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in Bath, Maine.  The Kennebec River can be seen n the background. Discarded drugs have been found in water at this land fill and two others in Mane, confirming suspicions that medications thrown into household trash are ending up in water that drains through waste, according to the state's environmental agency.  (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.





Activists ambush Japanese whalers in Antarctic seas (AFP)

The Sea Shepherd ship AFP - Anti-whaling activists said Tuesday they had exchanged water cannon fire with Japanese fishermen after ambushing them in Antarctic waters.





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