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Microbes munch oil, haven't robbed Gulf of oxygen (AP)
September 7, 2010AP - A new federal report says microbes that are gobbling up oil from the BP spill haven't caused problems with oxygen loss in the Gulf of Mexico.
Iraq displays hundreds of recovered artifacts (AP)
September 7, 2010
AP - Iraqi officials displayed hundreds of recovered artifacts Tuesday that were among the country's looted heritage and span the ages from a 4,400-year-old statue of a Sumerian king to a chrome-plated AK-47 bearing the image of Saddam Hussein.
Report: Money can buy you happiness, to a point (AP)
September 7, 2010AP - They say money can't buy happiness. They're wrong.
Hallucinogenic Comforts Fatally Ill Patients in Study (LiveScience.com)
September 7, 2010LiveScience.com - The hallucinogen found in the illegal substance known as magic mushrooms appears safe for treating the anxiety felt by patients who have advanced, terminal cancer, according to a new study.
NIH to use BP cash to study spill health effects (Reuters)
September 7, 2010
Reuters - The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $10 million from BP to start a multiyear study to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Iran says it is self-sufficient in gasoline: state TV (Reuters)
September 7, 2010Reuters - Iran has raised its gasoline output to attain self-sufficiency in the strategic product and foil sanctions targeting its energy needs, the state television's website reported its oil minister as saying.
2 Asteroids to Pass Earth Closer Than the Moon (SPACE.com)
September 7, 2010SPACE.com - In an unprecedented event for astronomers, two asteroids will swing past the Earth Wednesday at a distance closer than the moon.
Ancient city by the sea rises amid Egypt's resorts (AP)
September 7, 2010
AP - Today, it's a sprawl of luxury vacation homes where Egypt's wealthy play on the white beaches of the Mediterranean coast. But 2,000 years ago, this was a thriving Greco-Roman port city, boasting villas of merchants grown rich on the wheat and olive trade.
Greenpeace urges Japan to probe whaling graft (AFP)
September 7, 2010
AFP - Greenpeace urged Japan on Tuesday to probe graft claims in its state-funded whaling programme, a day after two of its activists received suspended jail terms for committing theft during an investigation.
Scientists Drill into Ancient, Underwater Coral Reef (LiveScience.com)
September 7, 2010LiveScience.com - A voyage to the outer edges of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has brought back pieces of an ancient, fossilized ancestor to the vast, living ecosystem.
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