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Virgin Galactic conducts 1st powered flight of new spaceshipMOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic's new spaceship climbed at supersonic speed over California's Mojave Desert on Thursday in the company's first powered flight since the fatal crash of its original rocketship in 2014….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 7:12 p.m. EDTAP Top Science News at 7:12 p.m. […]

Cool jazz: Bowhead whales improvise when singing, study saysWASHINGTON (AP) — Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 7:12 p.m. EDTAP Top Science News at 7:12 p.m. EDTTechnology124BY SETH BORENSTEIN Powered by WPeMatico

Houston approves new post-Harvey flood construction ruleHOUSTON (AP) — Houston officials on Wednesday approved a rule for new homes and other buildings in the city's flood plains that will require them to be elevated higher off the ground to avoid floodwaters….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 5:40 p.m. EDTAP Top Science News at 5:40 p.m. EDTTechnology124By

As whales fade, movement they spawned tries to keep up hopePROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) — Regina Asmutis-Silvia, a biologist who has dedicated her career to saving right whales, is cleaning out a file cabinet from the early 1990s, and the documents inside tell a familiar story – the whales are dying from collisions with ships and

California judge rules that coffee requires cancer warningLOS ANGELES (AP) — Coffee sellers will have to post ominous warnings in California because each cup contains a chemical linked to cancer, a judge ruled….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 5:24 p.m. EDTAP Top Science News at 5:24 p.m. EDTTechnology124By BRIAN MELLEY Powered by WPeMatico

FirstEnergy unit that runs power plants files for bankruptcyAKRON, Ohio (AP) — A subsidiary that runs FirstEnergy Corp.'s nuclear and coal-fired power plants has filed for bankruptcy after the utility said earlier that it planned to close its three nuclear plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 9:37 p.m. EDTAP Top Science News

Grand Canyon tests change in water system serving visitorsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Crews are drilling at the bottom of the Grand Canyon to test the idea of shifting the area where water is drawn to serve millions of people at the national park's popular South Rim….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 12:40 p.m. EDTAP Top Science

Long-maligned Mary Magdalene now seen as stalwart discipleMAGDALA, Israel (AP) — If there's a feminist figure from the Bible for the #MeToo era, it could very well be Mary Magdalene….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 7:16 p.m. EDTAP Top Science News at 7:16 p.m. EDTTechnology124By ALON BERNSTEIN and ISAAC SCHARF Powered by WPeMatico

NASA astronauts go spacewalking days after reaching orbitTwo new arrivals at the International Space Station went spacewalking Thursday less than a week after moving in, completing all their work despite a slightly shortened excursion….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 8:37 p.m. EDTAP Top Science News at 8:37 p.m. EDTTechnology124By MARCIA DUNN Powered by WPeMatico

Michigan crowns winner in contest to prevent carp invasionTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A proposal to repel Asian carp with stinging, noisy bubbles won first prize Tuesday in a contest sponsored by the state of Michigan to find new ideas for keeping the invasive fish out of the Great Lakes….http://hosted.ap.org/lineups/SCIENCEHEADS-rss_2.0.xml?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOMEAP Top Science News at 1:01