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AP - The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports.

The crew of space shuttle Discovery, from left, pilot James Dutton, mission specialist Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger,   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, commander Alan Poindexter, mission specialists Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson and mission specialist Clayton Anderson, leave the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to board the shuttle at pad 39a during their prelaunch training, called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 5, 2010.(AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - With space shuttle retirement just months away, a senior NASA manager said Tuesday it wouldn't be hard to add more flights, provided the nation is willing to keep paying $200 million a month.



This undated photo released by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows a deep sea robot, known as ABE, that was lost Friday, March 5, 2010 off the coast of Chile during its 222nd research dive. (AP Photo/Woods Hold Oceanographic Institution, Dan Fornari)AP - A pioneering deep-sea robot made by Massachusetts researchers has been lost off the coast of Chile.



LiveScience.com - Men have shorter life spans than women on average, but when it comes to sexual life expectancy, the guys have the advantage.
AP - China told the United States on Wednesday to make stronger commitments on climate change and provide environmental expertise and financing to developing nations.

Engineers of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) stand inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat September 12, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The government has no immediate plans to sell stake in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Oil Secretary S. Sundareshan told reporters on Wednesday.



The Falcon 9 vehicle undergoes final integration in the hangar at the SpaceX launch site in Cape Canaveral, in an undated photo. The vehicle's nine Merlin 1C engines are at far left, and second stage is at far right. REUTERS/SpaceX/HandoutReuters - Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station.



Members of the Greens/European Free Alliance group of the European Parliament hold banners reading, AFP - Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes.



AP - The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit.

A green sea turtle hatchling is pictured swimming in a tank at the turtle conservancy section of Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur. Conservationists warned Wednesday that Malaysians' voracious appetite for turtle eggs could drive the marine creatures to extinction on its shores.(AFP/File/Tengku Bahar)AFP - Conservationists warned Wednesday that Malaysians' voracious appetite for turtle eggs could drive the marine creatures to extinction on its shores.



A man holds an egg from an extinct elephant bird. In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.



Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in El Cajon, Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.



AP - Mixed precipitation was expected in the Plains, while another system would bring more snow to the Rocky Mountains on Tuesday.
SPACE.com - After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim.
LiveScience.com - Some moms might pass more than genetics to their newborns. Doctors found three babies born to women with hip implants had high levels of chromium and cobalt in their umbilical cord blood - metals that had worn off the implants.
The Christian Science Monitor - The fate of President Obama's plan to shift America toward renewable energy and away from fossil fuels may depend on the outcome of a crucial White House meeting Tuesday with 14 key senators, many from coal- and oil-producing states, who have long opposed curbs on carbon emissions.

Citizens with a Chilean national flag wait for the visit of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to an area affected by the quake and tsunami in Constitucion, Chile, on March 8. The Red Cross on Tuesday doubled its aid appeal for Chileans made homeless by last month's massive earthquake, saying the costs of the disaster will be greater than anticipated.(AFP/File/Claudio Santana)AFP - The Red Cross on Tuesday doubled its aid appeal for Chileans made homeless by last month's massive earthquake, saying the costs of the disaster will be greater than anticipated.