AP Top Science News  NASA: New pump resolves big space station leakMay 16, 20131:34 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday.   NASA craft's planet-hunting days may be numberedMay 15, 20139:37 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system.   Alaska volcano shoots ash 15,000 feet into the airMay 17, 20139:12 PM ET ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather allows.  Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 yearsMay 16, 20134:59 AM ET JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has approved a two-year extension to a landmark ban on clearing primary rainforests and peatlands, officials said Thursday. Environmentalists praised the move but said the government must do more to curb the nation's burgeoning production of greenhouse gases.  Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryosMay 15, 201312:14 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.   Correction: Space Station-Star Trek storyMay 16, 201310:50 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 15 about astronauts at the International Space Station getting the new "Star Trek" movie, The Associated Press reported erroneously when the film opened on Earth. "Star Trek into Darkness" opened in the United States on Thursday; it opened in some other countries earlier in May.  No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. schoolMay 15, 20139:05 PM ET A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds — and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf — will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday.  Conn. chef set to feast on cicadas during invasionMay 15, 201311:19 AM ET NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets. But he might soon also be recognized as the cicada chef.  
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