Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY (AP)

In this Aug. 30, 2010 photo, Dan Marelli, of Tallahassee, Fla., a biologist and scuba diver specializing in mollusks, holds Asian clams found in Lake George, in Bolton Landing, N.Y. Scientists consider the clams arrival a stroke of bad luck that could cause ecological and economic harm. They hope to smother the rapidly reproducing mollusks before they spread. (AP Photo/Mary Esch)AP - A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.




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Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems.

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Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com)

Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity

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Sacramento eatery takes 'dancing shrimp' off menu (AP)

AP - A Sacramento restaurant agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel to the shellfish.

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Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found (AP)

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 21, 2008 file photo, a Tasmanian devil searches for food in his enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. The Tasmanian devil population has plummeted by 70 percent since Devil Facial Tumor Disease was first discovered in 1996. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.




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Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA (Reuters)

Reuters - A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.

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BP replaces failed blowout preventer on Gulf well (Reuters)

Reuters - BP Plc successfully replaced a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late on Friday, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said.

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Fiona weakens to a tropical depression in Atlantic (AP)

Power company crews prepare to straighten a pole that bent over due to the high winds of Hurricane Earl in Nags Head, North Carolina. Earl barreled toward Canada past the northeastern US state of Massachusetts early Saturday after it weakened further and was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)AP - To the southeast of Earl in the Atlantic, Fiona is weakening and has become a tropical depression as it heads toward Bermuda.




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Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn (AP)

Graphic shows the location and projected path of Hurricane Earl as of 2 p.m. EDT, ThursdayAP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.




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UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid (AP)

AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.

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The nation's weather (AP)

Breezy conditions and a few lingering showers are likely in the Northeast, while rain and even a few snow showers will form in the Intermountain West Sunday Sept. 5, 2010.  Areas of showers and thunderstorms will also move through Florida. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages accustomed to nor'easters.




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Monkeys Caught Monkeying Around During Full Moon (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Monkeys that prowl the forests of Argentina after dark prefer the light of the full moon, according to a new study. The findings suggest that for some nocturnal monkeys, moonlight trumps their internal biological clock for setting sleep schedules.

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China halts loans to firms that break environment rules (AFP)

A man rides a tricycle past a power plant in Pinghu, near Shanghai. China has ordered banks to stop new lending to companies that pollute excessively or consume too much energy, as part of a drive to make its economy more energy efficient, state media said.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China has ordered banks to stop new lending to companies that pollute excessively or consume too much energy, as part of a drive to make its economy more energy efficient, state media said Saturday.




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BP spill costs hit 8 bln dlrs as crews unearth clues (AFP)

A scientist documents recently washed ashore oil on a beach near Venice, Louisiana. British oil giant BP has spent eight billion dollars to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the company has revealed as its crews retrieved key evidence from the seabed.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - British oil giant BP has spent eight billion dollars to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the company has revealed as its crews retrieved key evidence from the seabed.




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BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe (AP)

In this image taken from video provided by BP  PLC at 12:23 a.m. EDT, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 Aug. 3, 2010 shows the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico being raised to the surface. The blowout preventer wasn't expected to reach the surface until Saturday, at which point government investigators will take possession of it. (AP Photo/BP PLC) NO SALESAP - BP PLC was on Saturday slowly raising the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.




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Chinese Satellites Bump During Secret Maneuvers (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - A Chinese satellite may have intentionally nudged another spacecraft during secretive space maneuvers in near-Earth orbit, according to analysts.

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'Top Chef's' Short Ribs Get NASA Twist for Spaceflight (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Angelo Sosa's short ribs are destined for the International Space Station.

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