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Scientists go 'gaga' to find creatures beneath 600 feet of ice (AP)
AP - In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP)
AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.
Leaky valves could delay space shuttle launch (AP)
AP - Space shuttle Discovery has some leaky valves that could delay its launch next month.
New Smartphone App Helps Shoppers Make Greener Food Choices (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A new smartphone application aims to help eco-conscious consumers make greener choices at the grocery store.
China investigating child lead poisoning cases (AP)
AP - Chinese officials said Wednesday they are investigating heightened lead levels among hundreds of children in Hunan province thought to be linked to local smelters — one of many cases underscoring the toll pollution is taking on the health of rural Chinese.
Nigeria says bombing will not stop amnesty program (Reuters)
Reuters - Bombing by Nigeria's biggest militant group in its oil delta this week will not derail an amnesty deal meant to restore security to Africa's largest energy industry, government and security sources said on Tuesday.
NASA chief Bolden sees opportunities for industry (Reuters)
Reuters - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden defended the U.S. space agency's budget on Tuesday and said its focus on commercial space transportation would provide "incredible opportunities" for U.S. companies.
Repeated Anesthesia May Hamper Children's Learning Ability (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Brain stem cell loss is the reason why repeated anesthesia causes memory and learning problems in children, Swedish researchers suggest.
Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting (AP)
AP - China, Japan and Russia helped defeat a U.S.-endorsed proposal at a U.N. wildlife trade meeting Tuesday that would have boosted conservation efforts for sharks, expressing concern it would hurt poor nations and should be the responsibility of regional fisheries bodies.
New protections set for Twain's jumping frog (AP)
AP - After 10 years of revisions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing a final report designating habitat for the California red-legged frog that inspired Mark Twain's famous story.
How a Corrupt Lehman Nearly Hoodwinked Washington (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - Lehman Brothers is becoming a historical artifact, a corporate fossil like Enron and Worldcom that we can dissect to learn about its inner decay. But as revelations mount about the degree of corruption at Lehman, we're forgetting that the failed investment bank nearly garnered a taxpayer-assisted buyout in 2008 that would have saved the firm and probably prevented public disclosure of its most abusive practices.
Bolivia summit to seek global climate change referendum (AFP)
AFP - An alternative "people's conference" on climate change in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in April will seek to advance an international global warming referendum, organizers said.
The nation's weather (AP)
AP - New England was forecast to see another day of light showers, while scattered thunderstorms would persist in the Southern Plains on Tuesday.
Secrets of Jupiter's Great Red Spot Revealed in New Weather Map (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - New images have revealed an unprecedented look at the swirling winds inside Jupiter's famed Great Red Spot and allowed scientists to build the first-ever detailed weather map of the giant storm's insides.
U.S. stem cell expert is "hottest" researcher (Reuters)
Reuters - Rudolf Jaenisch, whose stem cell lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has consistently broken new barriers in the field, is the world's "hottest" researcher, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.
Shell says will slash another 1,000 jobs by 2011 (AFP)
AFP - Global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell revealed Tuesday that it will axe another 1,000 positions by 2011, on top of the 1,000 job losses already earmarked for this year.
NOAA warns of big floods after fierce winter (Reuters)
Reuters - A huge snowpack from a harsh winter will cause extensive flooding this spring in the upper Midwest and in the major corn-growing state of Iowa, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said on Tuesday.

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