Insect Colonies Function Like Superorganisms (LiveScience.com)
Making a buzz: French roads to help honey bees (AFP)
AFP - France is to sow nectar-bearing flowers on the sides of roads in an experiment aimed at helping the honey bee, hit by an alarming worldwide decline, the ministry of sustainable development said on Tuesday.
U.S. Senate not seen passing climate bill in 2010 (Reuters)
German solar industry faces subsidy cut: minister (AFP)
AFP - Germany, the world's biggest market for solar cells, is poised to slash its subsidies for solar power by as much as 17 percent, Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said on Tuesday.
Deathbed Star Gives Sneak Peak of Our Sun's Demise (SPACE.com)
Microsoft cuts IP address storage to 6 months (AP)
Space Shuttle Astronauts Train for February Launch (SPACE.com)
Dozens of homes flooded after heavy rains in Gaza (AFP)
AFP - Dozens of homes and farms south of Gaza City were inundated by flood waters as heavy rains drenched parts of the Middle East, Palestinian officials and witnesses said on Tuesday.
Google scraps China cell phone launch amid dispute (AP)
AP - Google on Tuesday postponed the launch of its mobile phone in China, adding to the potential commercial fallout of its dispute with Beijing over Internet censorship and e-mail hacking.
The nation's weather (AP)
AP - A wet and stormy weather pattern was expected to continue affecting California on Tuesday as a strong Pacific jet stream hurled another potent disturbance into the state.
WWF says China's wild tigers face extinction (AFP)
AFP - The World Wildlife Fund warned on Tuesday that the wild tiger faced extinction in China after having been decimated by poaching and the destruction of its natural habitat.
Rare bird's breeding ground found in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - The first known breeding area of one of the world's rarest birds has been found in the remote and rugged Pamir Mountains in war-torn Afghanistan, a New York-based conservation group said Monday.
World leaders make new call for clean energy commitments (AFP)
AFP - World leaders raised a fresh alarm on global warming Monday, urging international action to increase use of clean energy at a four-day forum that opened in the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Gravel beaches trapping oil from 1989 Exxon spill (AP)
AP - An engineering professor has figured out why oil remains trapped along miles of gravel beaches more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster in Prince William Sound.
DNA sweep finds new genes linked to diabetes (AFP)
AFP - Hundreds of scientists sifting through genetic data from 122,000 people have quintupled the number of gene variants known to boost the risk of diabetes, a pair of studies released Sunday reported.
Poverty is world's biggest problem: BBC poll (AFP)
AFP - Poverty is the most serious problem facing the world, according to a major worldwide poll out Sunday which put the issue well ahead of climate change, terrorism and war.
EU pushes for deeper carbon emissions cuts (AFP)
AFP - The EU on Saturday stood by its offer to move to a 30 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020 despite the failure of last month's UN climate summit to secure a legally-binding deal.
Moon Shadow Seen From Space (SPACE.com)
Angry Flies May Help Explain Human Aggression (LiveScience.com)
The nation's weather (AP)
AP - A storm was expected to bring moderate to heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the Southeast on Saturday, and to get more powerful as the day progressed.
