Wednesday, October 16, 2013

FeedaMail: AP Top Science News At 5:38 p.m. EDT

feedamail.com AP Top Science News At 5:38 p.m. EDT

Nobel winner Higgs plans to retire next year

LONDON (AP) -- Nobel Prize-winning scientist Peter Higgs says he is hoping to fully retire next year at the age of 85 - and that he once turned down a knighthood....

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US shutdown threatens hopes for Antarctic reserve

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The U.S. government shutdown is threatening a long-awaited deal to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in Antarctica. Americans are among the most enthusiastic proponents, but they might not make it to the negotiating table....

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Cardinals homer twice to beat Dodgers 4-2 in NLCS

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Thanks to two big swings and some excellent defense, the St. Louis Cardinals are one win from the World Series....

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Giant chunk of Russian meteor raised from the lake

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian scientists have recovered a giant chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteor from the bottom of the lake it crashed into....

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Thai official says plane crash in Laos kills 44

BANGKOK (AP) -- A Laos Airlines flight crashed Wednesday in the Southeast Asian country, killing all 44 people aboard, an official in neighboring Thailand said....

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Advance Auto Parts buying General Parts for $2.04B

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Advance Auto Parts Inc. said Wednesday it is buying General Parts International Inc. for $2.04 billion in cash, which the companies say will create the biggest automotive replacement parts provider in North America....

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Women scientists, Wikipedia under microscope in RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Look up a female scientist or technologist on Wikipedia, and you might not find what you're looking for. Many don't have detailed pages or any page at all on the free online encyclopedia that is created by contributors, the vast majority of them men....

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