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Federal Government and Wyoming Strike Deal to Cull Wolves

By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - For the first time in decades, wolves in Wyoming would be stripped of Endangered Species Act protections and could be hunted under a deal struck on Wednesday between the state and the federal government. [More]

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Experts Forecast 9 Hurricanes, 5 Big Ones, for 2011

MIAMI (Reuters) - Colorado State University's forecasting team on Wednesday maintained its 2011 Atlantic storm season forecast at nine hurricanes, with five of them expected to be major. The research team, founded by hurricane forecast pioneer William Gray, said the six-month hurricane season which started on June 1 would see 16 tropical storms. That was unchanged from its June 1 projection.

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Strong wind may cause havoc at British Open

With strong wind set to cause havoc at the British Open, organizers said Wednesday that some tees may have to be brought forward at Royal St. George's to make the course playable

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2 generations with 2 different views of US Open

One is a 13-year-old, getting ready for eighth grade, spending the start of U.S. Open week wondering if she should be asking these players for autographs or playing beside them.

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Lindau Nobel Meeting–Shakespeare and Beethoven and buckminsterfullerene for the uninitiated

Can one appreciate the deep beauty of science, without mastering calculus, quantum mechanics or molecular genetics? I reckon the answer is yes, but I know at least one Nobel laureate disagrees with me. Sir Harry Kroto made the following comparison during a tense press conference on Wednesday: "Try to explain the culture and the depth of Shakespeare to someone who does not speak the English language

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David Hutsell wins PGA Professional

David Hutsell won the 44th PGA Professional National Championship on Wednesday, beating Faber Jamerson with an 8-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff.

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Cheyenne Woods advances in Publinks

Qualifying medallist Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, advanced to the second round of match play in the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, beating Ashley Edwards 4 and 3 on Wednesday at Bandon Dunes' Old Macdonald course.

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Jellyfish keep UK nuclear plant shut

LONDON (Reuters) - An invasion of jellyfish into a cooling water pool at a Scottish nuclear power plant kept its nuclear reactors offline on Wednesday, a phenomenon which may grow more common in future, scientists said. Two reactors at EDF Energy's Torness nuclear power plant on the Scottish east coast remained shut a day after they were manually stopped due to masses of jellyfish obstructing cooling water filters. [More]

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