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Global Warming Could Radically Change Illinois Climate Champaign, IL (2009-09-09) Unchecked climate change will hurt Illinois agriculture by the later part of this century, according to a report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

The Fortunes Of A Coles Co. Family Improved Greatly By FutureGen Mattoon, IL (2009-07-23) The FutureGen Alliance sets a record for the most money ever spent on a piece of residential property in Coles County.

SIU Med School Doctor Gets A Grant To Study Longevity Springfield, IL (2009-06-17) An SIU School of Medicine doctor will receive over eight million dollars to study aging and longevity.

Shawnee Energy Festival Cancelled due to Weather Carbondale, IL (2009-05-01) The Shawnee Energy Festival scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled because of weather.

SIUC Receives Stimulus Money To Research Ginseng Extracts Carbondale, IL (2009-04-24) Federal stimulus money will be used to help SIUC study if ginseng and its extracts are useful in breast cancer therapy.

News Smithsonian Exhibit on the Lives of the 1st African Colonists

Carbondale, IL (2009-02-18) A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's museum of natural history uncovers the real story of the daily lives of the first colonists - including the first Africans -- to settle in English colonial America in the early 1600's.

Study says Exercise can Reduce Colon Cancer Risk St. Louis, MO (2009-02-12) A new study says people who exercise were 24% less likely to develop colon cancer than those who exercised the least.

Race to recreate Big Bang conditions reignited (2009-11-21) ZURICH (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.

Station alarms delay second spacewalk (2009-11-21) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two spacewalkers halted a body-conditioning sleepover in a low-pressure chamber on the International Space Station on Saturday after a false depressurization alarm shut down ventilation fans.

Race to recreate Big Bang conditions is on again (2009-11-21) ZURICH (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes.

Art collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers

(2009-11-20) ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum said on Friday.

CERN restarts Big Bang collider for biggest test yet

(2009-11-20) GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists are restarting a giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday.