Thursday, September 2
Scientists study Earthly 'flip-flop'
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists studying rocks in Nevada say they've found evidence that Earth's magnetic field can reverse or "flip-flop" more rapidly than previously believed.
Gulf platform fire out
HOUMA, La., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A fire aboard a Gulf of Mexico oil platform Thursday has been extinguished and no oil spilled as a result, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
'Ice' technique could keeps eggs safe
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- With millions of eggs recalled in the United States for possible salmonella contamination, a way to create ice within shells shows promise, researchers say.
Rev. plans cellphone blessing
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Canadian Anglican reverend is asking parishioners to bring in their cellphones and other technological gadgets to receive a special blessing.
'Sleepwalking' rapist gets 2 years
HAPARANDA, Sweden, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A 35-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to two years in jail for raping a sleeping woman at a party, despite claims he was sleepwalking.
Researchers seek 'humor' from computers
EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- An Illinois researcher says his team's controversial government-funded "machine-generated humor" project is a serious attempt to model "human cognitive skills."
Fla. man detained for cutting dead whale
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A man was detained and questioned in Florida after he was observed mutilating a dead whale on a beach, conservation officials said.
School performance linked to gene variants
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Academic performance in adolescents will suffer if their DNA contains one or more of specific dopamine gene variations, a U.S. study says.
Pandas still at risk despite 'baby boom'
BEIJING, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Despite a panda "baby boom" in China zoos, giant pandas remain an endangered species, researchers say.
FDA urged to pull diet drug from shelves
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being urged to take a diet drug off the market because it allegedly raises the risk of heart attack, officials said.
Zoo apologizes for snake escape
ATLANTA, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Zoo has apologized to a couple who killed an escaped tiger rattlesnake on their porch after finding it 4 feet from their toddler son.
Vancouver bans smoking in public outdoors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A new smoking law in Vancouver, Canada, bans lighting up in 244 parks and various other outdoor public places, records show.
Gulf crews set to lift blowout preventer
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Engineers said they hoped to have the blowout preventer that malfunctioned in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill hoisted to a recovery ship by Sunday.
Heart attacks rise among Italian women
BRINDISI, Italy, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The heart attack rate among young women rose in Italy by almost 30 percent from 2001 and 2005, researchers say.
Wednesday, September 1
Explosives to be used to kill whale
ALBANY, Australia, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Australian authorities said they expected to use explosive charges to euthanize a beached whale off the south coast of Australia.
Selenium may decrease bladder cancer risk
MADRID, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis by researchers in Spain indicates selenium may help decrease bladder cancer risk.
Smallpox-related disease thriving
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Elimination of the smallpox vaccine in 1980 because the disease had ended has allowed a related virus -- human monkeypox -- to thrive, U.S. researchers say.
Veggie variety may lessen lung risk
UTRECHT, Netherlands, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Quitting smoking is the best way to prevent lung cancer but eating a variety of vegetables may help decrease lung cancer risk, Dutch researchers say.
HIV test a routine part of NYC healthcare
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New York residents should expect to be routinely offered a voluntary HIV test when receiving healthcare, health officials say.
More CO2 means more poison ivy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may threaten climate change and be bad news for humans but poison ivy likes it, U.S. researchers say.
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