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Chesapeake Bay Program Releases Annual Report Washington, DC (2009-03-20) The Chesapeake Bay Program released another annual report on the health of the nation's largest estuary yesterday and it painted a grim picture. But officials said they have reason to believe things will change. WYPR's Joel McCord reports from Washington DC.

Stem Cell Order Could Prove To Be Boon for Maryland Baltimore and Timonium, MD (2009-03-17) Last week's executive order by President Barack Obama to lift restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, could impact Maryland because the state is a leading center for stem cell research. WYPR's Donna Marie Owens reports on the prospects and implications of the new policy.

Round Two for the Greenhouse Gas Bill Annapolis, MD (2009-02-11) Previous efforts to limit greenhouse gases in Maryland have failed in the face of stiff opposition from labor unions and manufacturers, who feared new regulations would hurt them. But this year, labor and most businesses are on board. WYPR's Joel McCord reports.

CERN restarts Big Bang collider for biggest test yet

(2009-11-20) GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists are restarting a giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday.

Art collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers

(2009-11-20) ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum said on Friday.

Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers

(2009-11-20) ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum announced on Friday.

Astronaut in space while wife giving birth

(2009-11-20) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a tough time focusing on work -- his wife is due to give birth on Friday to a baby girl.

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles

(2009-11-19) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.