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Tasmanian devil colony shows immunity to cancer
Australian scientists said Wednesday that the discovery of a genetically distinct colony of Tasmanian devils may save the species from being wiped out by a contagious cancer that has decimated the population.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:11 -0500

Google adding bike lane with latest map feature
Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option. The biking directions initially will be available only for the United States.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:51:27 -0500

3D-TV war is officially on in Canada
The 3D-TV war is officially on in Canada, with Samsung being first out of the gate to announce its plans to launch the new technology in the country by the end of the month.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:52:45 -0500

Warm weather a grave danger to seal pups
An exceptional lack of sea ice on the Gulf of St. Lawrence this winter has left seal mothers with few places to bear their young or to feed their pups.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:34:51 -0500

Greenpeace gives Alta. premier photos oiled ducks
A Greenpeace activist has marched up the steps of the Alberta legislature and provided Premier Ed Stelmach with pictures of ducks struggling in a northern Alberta oilsands tailings pond.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:31 -0500

Google to digitize thousands of old books in Italy
Google said Wednesday it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:13:04 -0500

Outside science academies to review warming panel
An outside international group will be given complete control to review the rules, procedures and reports of the beleaguered Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said a scientist close to the situation.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:23:11 -0500

Czech repair of famed Charles Bridge faces protest
Conservationists are warning that Charles Bridge, the storied span linking Prague's two oldest neighborhoods, might succumb to renovation.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:08:43 -0500

Players strum real strings on latest guitar game
An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:56 -0500

MySpace wants to return to 'consumer zeitgeist'
Social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to Facebook and Twitter more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.

-- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:54:11 -0500