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New York -- The U.S. television network Syfy says it has acquired the basic cable rights from FremantleMedia Enterprises for all 26 episodes of the series "Merlin."

Los Angeles, February 3 -- It was pilot’s error, not bad weather, that caused the crash of a turboprop plane near Buffalo last year that killed 50 people, a federal safety panel said Tuesday.

New York, February 3 -- NASA’s Hubble Telescope has spotted the first head on collision between two asteroids last week. This is the first time that scientists have detected an interplanetary collision between two heavenly objects.

Chicago -- The American Medical Association says it has opened a Web site registry to help deploy physicians who volunteer for service in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Salt Lake City -- Three U.S. universities say they are starting a $1.3 million study of winter weather temperature inversions.

Columbia, Mo. -- University of Missouri scientists say they've mapped the soybean genome and identified 1.1 million base pairs of DNA, including more than 90 distinct traits.

Stockholm, Sweden -- A Swedish-led team of medical scientists says it has discovered how transplanted stem cells can connect with and rescue threatened neurons and brain tissue.

Boston -- Children's Hospital Boston scientists say they've discovered a local anesthetic that provides long-lasting pain relief without affecting motor function.

Las Vegas -- Support is growing to designate a rich fossil bed in the Las Vegas Valley as a national monument, preservationists in Nevada said.

Edgewater -- U.S. scientists say they've found evidence that forests in the Eastern United States are growing faster than they have during the past 225 years.