Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found
(AP)
AP - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Meet the Australovenator.

Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
(AP)
AP - Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.

Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep
(AP)
AP - Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep.

How the Declaration of Independence Changed the World
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - In between mouthfuls of hot dogs and potato salad, Americans on
this July Fourth might actually ponder those famous phrases scrawled near
the top of the Declaration of Independence:

Environmental group WWF urges G8 to make climate pledge
(AFP)
AFP - The environmental group WWF on Friday urged the Group of Eight industrialised nations to show global leadership by making a commitment to keep climate change in check at their summit next week.

Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety
(AFP)
AFP - Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.

No Fireworks in Space on July 4
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - This Fourth
of July weekend will be filled with dazzling fireworks displays for many
Americans, but not for NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, who is flying high above
Earth on the International Space Station.

GMO corn: France rejects report by EU food agency
(AFP)
AFP - France on Friday rejected a report by the European Union's food safety watchdog that said a controversial strain of genetically-modified corn was safe.

NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en Espanol
(AP)
AP - NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English.

Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past.
