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• How Prospects Cooled for U.S. Global Warming Bill
  Political stalemate means the world’s largest historic contributor to the greenhouse gas problem faces international talks—again--without a plan.
  
  
  
  United States - Greenhouse gas - Global warming - Environment - Climate change
  
  
• "Spacequakes" Discovered in Earth's Upper Atmosphere
  The space weather phenomenon swirls auroras and can spawn magnetic "twisters" that can knock out power lines, a new study says.
  
  
  
  Earth - Atmosphere of Earth - Aurora - Solar System - Astronomy
  
  
• Photos: Algae Blankets China Beaches; Dead Zone Brewing?
  Mats of green algae have covered miles of coastline in China, creating foul odors and possibly choking life underneath the waves.
  
  
  
  Algae - China - Biology - Flora and Fauna - Bacteria
  
  
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• Pictures: Human-Sacrifice Chamber Discovered in Peru
  Built for the "presentation," in which prisoners' cuts filled cups with blood, an ancient chamber has emerged in Peru with burials intact.
  
  
  
  Peru - South America - Human sacrifice - Blood - Recreation
  
  
• China Oil Spill Photos: Fire, Crude, and an Inky Cleanup
  Fire, crude, and an inky cleanup mark the great China oil spill of 2010—a drop in the barrel compared to the Gulf of Mexico spill.
  
  
  
  Oil spill - Gulf of Mexico - Environment - Energy - Business
  
  
• Pictures: Huge Jets Shoot From Dam During China Floods
  China's massive Three Gorges Dam is being pushed to its limits by heavy monsoon rains that have sent water gushing through spill gates.
  
  
  
  Three Gorges Dam - Flood - Dam - Water - China
  
  
• Jumbo Squid Flash, Flail in First Ever Squid-cam Video
  Filmed away from humans for the first time, jumbo squid light up during an expedition that also found them to have superstrong bites.
  
  
  
  Squid - Proxying and Filtering - Cooking - Home - Fish and Seafood
  
  
• Space Photos This Week: Mars Bull's Eye, Sooty Stars
  Radar of a rocky desert, a Martian bull's eye, and "cool" mirrors feature among the week's best space pictures.
  
  
  
  Mars - Space - Technology - Solar System - Astronomy
  
  
• Alligator "Feeding Frenzy" Video Shows Teamwork
  In a new viral video a fisher boats through hundreds of hyped-up alligators. Despite their snapping, the gators show true teamwork, experts say.
  
  
  
  Alligator - Business - Fish - Arts - Stephen C. Foster State Park
  
  
• Critical Alaska Habitat Spared From Oil and Natural Gas Development
  The Obama administration’s first lease sale in the 87-year-old petroleum reserve on the North Slope leaves sanctuary for caribou and geese.
  
  
  
  Petroleum - Business - Energy - Oil and Gas - Alaska North Slope
  
  
• Global Warming "Undeniable," U.S. Government Report Says
  The past decade was the hottest on record, a government report says—part of an "unmistakable upward trend."
  
  
  
  Global warming - Climate change - Environment - Federal government of the United States - Opposing Views
  
  
• Sniff-Controlled Keyboards, Wheelchairs Invented
  A new sniff-driven controller is helping paralyzed people get moving again—and allowed a "locked in" patient to write letters, a new study says.
  
  
  
  Weizmann Institute of Science - Disability - Soft palate - Business - Products and Services
  
  
• Pictures: New Flying-Car Design Revealed
  The first flying car with a shot at making it to market got a new look Monday, as seen in pictures of the craft as a car, a plane—and something in-between.
  
  
  
  Flying car - Recreation - Autos - Terrafugia - Enthusiasts
  
  
• PHOTOS: Plastic-Bottle Catamaran Crosses Pacific
  Sailing a plastic bottle ship across the Pacific spotlighted the serious problem of plastic trash at sea—and showed that solutions are possible by simply thinking smarter.
  
  
  
  Pacific Ocean - Plastic - Plastiki - David Mayer de Rothschild - Recycling
  
  
• Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery Solved?
  Recent finds may help reveal who wrote the seminal scrolls. For starters, they may hail from the purported home of the Ark of the Covenant.
  
  
  
  Dead Sea - Ark of the Covenant - Dead Sea scrolls - Middle East - Israel