Astronomers discover 11 moons of Jupiter: "Astronomers announced Thursday that they had discovered 11 moons orbiting Jupiter, giving the giant planet a total of 39 natural satellites, more than any other planet."

Hoax tells people to nix Windows file. A virus hoax circulating via e-mail is telling people to delete a Microsoft Windows component that has a friendly bear icon.

Arsenic in Drinking Water May Accelerate Artery Disease: "Determining a new federal standard for acceptable levels of arsenic in drinking water was no easy task. Now new research adds to the list of ills caused by exposure to the element. According to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water is directly related to the development of atherosclerosis in the arteries leading to the brain."

Waste Not, Want Not as Sewage Turns to Snow: "An Australian ski resort has just completed trials to see whether it can turn treated waste water into man-made snow, and says the final product is so clean you could drink it."

How did tiny amounts of nearly every drug under the sun get into our drinking water? "Suppose that three summers ago, in 1999, you lived in Atlanta and drank the water. Any idea what was in the water? Traces of caffeine, nicotine and Tylenol."

The Next Pig Thing: "Canadian researchers have developed a genetically-engineered pig that could help clean up a major source of water pollution -- but environmental groups want the swine squelched."

Secrets of a High Volume Blogger! "Blog Content is all Around You. Blogging is about text. And what is email? Text. What's IM? Text. I've gotten a lot of blog entries out of both these places. Old writer's trick from Robert Heinlein: Writing is all about filing the edges off a piece of content and then republishing it. (that's not an exact quote but pretty dang close)."

Nevada Oks $5.5M to fight nuclear dump: "An advertising and public relations contract worth up to $5.5 million to help Nevada gain U.S. Senate votes in its fight against Yucca Mountain has been approved by the state."

Restarting Reactor Could Boost Nuclear Power Industry: "The U.S. nuclear power industry, in a holding pattern for years because of concerns about safety and costs, could get a strong boost today when the Tennessee Valley Authority takes up a $1.7 billion proposal to restart a reactor that has been shut down for 17 years."

Fox Vows to Repay Mexican Water Debt to U.S.: "Seeking to quell a lingering and complex dispute, President Vicente Fox promised Wednesday to pay off a huge Mexican water debt to the United States that is causing economic hardship among Texas farmers."