Census shows connectedness of world's marine life (AP)
AP - The world's oceans may be vast and deep, but a decade-long count of marine animals finds sea life so interconnected that it seems to shrink the watery world. An international effort to create a Census of Marine Life was completed Monday with maps and three books, increasing the number of counted and validated species to 201,206.
Delegates told to ID achievable goals on climate (AP)
AP - The U.N. climate chief urged countries Monday to search faster for common ground on battling climate change so that a year-end meeting in Mexico can produce results in that fight.
Don't Worry: Happiness Levels Not Set in Stone (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - "Don't worry, be happy" may be more than just a wishful mantra. A new study finds that people's happiness levels can change substantially over their lifetimes, suggesting that happiness isn't predetermined by genes or personality.
Iraq oil reserves overtakes Iran's (AFP)
AFP - Iraq reported on Monday a sharp rise in proven oil reserves that saw it leapfrog Iran into third place worldwide, as the war-battered country seeks to rebuild its crude-dependent economy.
NASA sky-mapping telescope runs out of coolant (AP)
AP - NASA's sky-mapping spacecraft has embarked on a new phase in its mission after running out of coolant designed to chill its heat-sensitive instruments.
Biotech debate turns tart in Mass. governor's race (AP)
AP - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick accused his two leading rivals of "talking the commonwealth down" amid a forum Monday that featured some of the sharpest exchanges yet between him, Republican Charles Baker and independent gubernatorial candidate Timothy Cahill.
Western lawmakers turn sights on endangered wolves (AP)
AP - Two decades after the federal government spent a half-million dollars to study the reintroduction of gray wolves to the Northern Rockies, lawmakers say it's time for Congress to step in again — this time to clamp down on the endangered animals.
China experts say panda suffocated to death in Japan: report (AFP)
AFP - Chinese experts sent to Japan to investigate the death of a giant panda on loan to a zoo have determined that the animal died of asphyxiation, state media reported Saturday.
Ancient penguins not so well dressed: scientists (AFP)
AFP - A 36-million-year-old fossil of a penguin from Peru shows the bird had feathers that were reddish brown and gray, unlike the black-and-white tuxedo appearance of today's penguins, researchers reported.
Global marine life census charts vast world beneath the seas (AFP)
AFP - Results of the first ever global marine life census were unveiled Monday, revealing a startling overview after a decade-long trawl through the murky depths.
The nation's weather (AP)
AP - The West was forecast to start the work week with cooler weather conditions Monday as a large low pressure trough moved over California and advanced eastward toward the Intermountain West.
Sputnik Anniversary Today Launches World Space Week (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - The Space Age officially began 53 years ago today, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite. While the original event set off fear and Cold War rivalries, today it is honored with the kickoff of an international space celebration.
Vatican: Nobel to IVF pioneer raises questions (AP)
AP - The Vatican's top bioethics official said Robert Edwards, who received the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for developing in vitro fertilization, opened "a new and important chapter in the field of human reproduction" but is also responsible for the destruction of embryos and the creation of a "market" in donor eggs.
Iraq raises proven oil reserves figure by 25 percent (Reuters)
Reuters - Iraq raised its proven oil reserves figure by a quarter on Monday in a bid to match the clout of leading producer Saudi Arabia and strengthen its case for OPEC to grant it a higher output quota.
Floods kill six in central Vietnam: government (AFP)
AFP - Floods caused by heavy weekend rain killed six people in central Vietnam, the government said on Monday.