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  Leaders say momentum building on climate change

  Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates.

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  Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought

  Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.

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  Japan launches 5th spy satellite

  Japan launched its fifth spy satellite into orbit Saturday in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence, the government said.

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  Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent

  Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.

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  Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth

  Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station.

• NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station

  NASA says a piece of old space junk that it's been tracking for a few days is no threat to the International Space Station.

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  Britain, France back global fund for climate ills

  The leaders of Britain and France gave their backing Friday to a global fund that would provide billions of dollars to poor countries to help them reduce the output of greenhouse gases linked to climate change.

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  In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth

  Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip. Six seals, all killed with a single shot to the head.

• China to launch second lunar probe next October

  China is set to launch its second lunar probe next October in preparation for an unmanned moon landing by the end of 2012, space program officials were quoted Friday as saying.

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  Indonesia rejects Bali plan for turtle sacrifices

  Indonesia has rejected a push by the resort island of Bali for rare turtles to be legally slain in Hindu ceremonies, siding with conservationists of the protected reptiles against religious advocates, an official said Friday.

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  Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth

  Space shuttle Atlantis touched down at its Florida home port on Friday, wrapping up an 11-day mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, one of NASA's final supply runs before the shuttle fleet is retired next year.

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  Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map"

  A large analysis of the genes of 8,200 ethnic Chinese has revealed subtle genetic differences between inhabitants in northern China and southern China, and even between different Chinese dialect groups.

• Hormones, incentive, experience "make best traders"

  British scientists say a perfect combination of testosterone, experience and a hunger for a share of profits can produce financial traders who consistently outperform the market -- even during a crisis.

• Space Shuttle Crew Returns Home after 11-Day Mission

  Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew Set to Land in Florida Friday

  Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after an 11-day mission.

• NASA'S WISE Spacecraft Ready for Launch Dec. 9 from California

  The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, aboard a Delta II rocket is scheduled to occur between 9:09 a.m. and 9:23 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from Vandenberg Air Force Bse in California.

• NASA TV to Broadcast Space Station Crew Soyuz Landing Events

  NASA Television will air the events surrounding the landing of three International Space Station crew members who will return to Earth Dec. 1.

• NASA Honors Biloxi's Apollo Astronaut Fred Haise with Moon Rock

  NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will present astronaut Fred Haise, Jr., with NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award during a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Gorenflo Elementary School in Biloi, Miss.

• NASA Chooses Small Business High Tech Projects for Development

  NASA has selected for development 368 small business innovation projects that include research to minimize aging of aircraft, new techniques for suppressing fires on spacecraft and advanced transmittrs for deep space communications.

• NASA Updates Time of Tuesday News Conference with Space Station

  The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference Tuesday at 7 a.m. CST, 13 minutes earlier than previously announced.

• NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers

  NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks.

• NASA Pushes Social Media Experience to New Heights

  NASA launched a social media experience at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that quickly turned into an unprecedented world-wide event as more than 100 Twitter users got a unique look inside Ameria's space program and front row seats to the Nov.

• Science Magazines Honor Cutting-Edge NASA Programs

  NASA's revolutionary planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been honored with the 2009 Best of What's New Grand Award from Popular Science Magazine and a 2009 Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechaics Magazine.

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