Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission (AP)

AP - Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station. The supply run should keep the space station humming for years to come, and the shuttle astronauts in space through Thanksgiving.

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Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world (AP)

AP - A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.

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Environmentalists: bluefin tuna quota too high (AP)
AP - Environmentalists on Monday said an international deal to reduce catches of Atlantic bluefin tuna didn't go far enough to protect the species from extinction.
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The Future of Evolution: What Will We Become? (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Editor's Note: This is the last in a 10-part LiveScience series on the origin, evolution and future of the human species and the mysteries that remain to be solved.
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Climate deal key to fight "devastating" hunger: U.N. (Reuters)

Reuters - The United Nations said on Monday that agreeing a climate change deal in Copenhagen next month is crucial to fighting global hunger, which Brazil's president described as "the most devastating weapon of mass destruction."

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OPEC head says $75-80 a barrel a 'good price' (AFP)

AFP - Seventy-five to 80 dollars a barrel is a satisfactory price for oil, the president of OPEC said on Monday, adding that the cartel may leave production unchanged at its meeting next month.

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NASA launches space shuttle Atlantis (AFP)

AFP - Atlantis blasted off Monday carrying vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet.

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Genome advances promise personalized medical treatment (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world.
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Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking (AP)

AP - Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.

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Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies (AP)

AP - Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico's last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals.

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