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World's biggest atom smasher is set to become operational this week
Alexander Higgins, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
GENEVA - It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the...
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
Katrin Schiefer And George Frey, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
DARMSTADT, Germany - The European deep space probe Rosetta successfully...
Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55, zoo officials say
Linda Stewart Ball, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
DALLAS - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has...
NASA moves space shuttle Atlantis to launch pad for flight to Hubble
Marcia Dunn, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA says it has moved the shuttle Atlantis to the...
Genetic sleuthing finds last woolly mammoths originated in North America
Bob Weber, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
It's a standard image from any museum or textbook on early humans - skin-clad...
New Canadian Space Agency head counts on continued government support
Peter Rakobowchuk, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
LONGUEUIL, Que. - The new boss of the Canadian Space Agency, appointed amid the...
Astronaut Steve MacLean named new head of Canadian Space Agency
Allison Jones, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - The country's space program is at a crossroads and decisions...
Leading geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to write book on staying well
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
NEW YORK - Dr. Francis Collins, a leading geneticist in the United States and...
NASA studies extending shuttle to 2015: Report
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's staff will study whether the space shuttle...
Prickly fish add genetic heft to Darwin's theory on its 150th anniversary
Sean Patrick Sullivan, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
VANCOUVER - A tiny, prickly fish is helping B.C. researchers understand how...
Ancient gold treasure found in northern Greece puzzles archeologists
Nicholas Paphitis, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
ATHENS, Greece - A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city...
Researchers discover first fossilized pregnant turtle in southern Alberta
Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
CALGARY - Nine years after its discovery in the badlands of southeastern...
Purdue University reprimands fusion scientist for misconduct
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University on Wednesday reprimanded a scientist...
Alberta launches centre in Edmonton to market nano and micro inventions
Dean Bennett, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
EDMONTON - Alberta took aim at going big in the science of small Wednesday by...
Scientists achieve the big switcheroo, changing one mice cell to another
Malcolm Ritter, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
NEW YORK - Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type...
Mars rover leaving giant crater after yearlong probe of bedrock
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
PASADENA, Calif. - The plucky Mars rover Opportunity is driving out of a giant...
Monkeys like to reward friends and relatives, U.S. researchers find
Randolph E. Schmid, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
WASHINGTON - For some monkeys, it seems, it's better to both give and receive,...
QinetiQ says it has broken unmanned flight record
RAPHAEL G. SATTER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
LONDON - An ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber and powered using...
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara before it was dry and barren
Randolph E. Schmid, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
WASHINGTON - A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of...
Scientists use seals to gather ocean data in bitter Antarctic climate
Randolph E. Schmid, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
WASHINGTON - Bitter cold and floating sea ice long frustrated scientists...