Wildlife and
habitat
That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think
Long-Delayed Rulings on Endangered Species Are Coming
African Forest Elephant Population Plummeting
More info: Poachers Slaughter Thousands of Central Africa’s Elephants
Related: Google must drop ivory adverts say campaigners
Deadly Fungus Detected in Southeast Asia's Amphibian Trade
Notorious Figure in Animal Smuggling, Beyond Reach in Laos
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Sea Shepherd Appeal
Calif. panel rebuffs Navy on more test blasts, sonar
Polar bear researchers urge governments to act now and save the species
Update: Polar bear vote defeated at meeting
Interpol Arrests 194 in Illegal Logging Sting
Forest Service may let more fires burn
Cull half of UK's deer - scientists
Farmland Expands As Crop Prices Rise -- and the Environment Suffers
Australia's native frogs beat invasive toads
Scientists worried after 4-pound goldfish is hauled from Lake Tahoe
Albatross named Wisdom astounds scientists by giving birth at age 62
Lizards Facing Mass Extinction from Climate Change
Using Amount of Fish Caught as Measure of Fisheries Health Is Misleading
Japan Subsidy for Whaling Is Challenged
Almost Half of Africa's Lions Facing Extinction, New Report Confirms
Stranded sea lion pups overwhelming San Pedro Marine Mammal Care Center
Ocean Acidification Affects Northeastern US Coasts More
Minnesota cancels moose hunting as population plummets
Alaska state senator proposes bounty on sea otters
Wildlife groups praise withdrawal of timber sale
New Solution Proposed to Ensure Biofuel Plants Don't Become Noxious Weeds
Long Cloaked in Mystery, Owls Start Coming Into Full View
Related: New owl species identified by accident on Indonesian island
2012 Photo Awards Top 100 | Audubon Magazine
Discoveries about the natural world
Do animals have imagination?
The Ultimate Chimp Challenge: Chimps Do Challenging Puzzles for the Fun of It
Dolphins Can Call Each Other, Not by Name, But by Whistle
Coldness Triggers Migration in Monarchs -- May Be Vulnerable to Climate Change
Insect wings shred bacteria to pieces
Bumblebees sense flowers' electric fields
Artificial light speeds sexual maturity in blackbirds
Bats Not Bothered by Forest Fires, Study Finds
'Get Off My Lawn:' Song Sparrows Escalate Territorial Threats
New Light Shed On the Mysteries of Spider Silk
Sockeye salmon 'sense magnetic field of home'
Prairie Dogs Disperse When All Close Kin Have Disappeared
Caffeine Improves Memory in Bees
Hidden Layer of Genome Unveils How Plants May Adapt to Environments
Scientists Find Life in the Cold and Dark Under Antarctic Ice
Wolf Crossed the Frozen Sea to Get to the Falklands
What Are Dogs Saying When They Bark? [Excerpt]
Common Ancestor of Mammals Plucked From Obscurity
'True Grit' Erodes Assumptions About Evolution of Earth's First Grasslands
Canada’s North, Home to Bears, and Once, Camels
What Really Doomed the Dinosaurs? It’s Still a Big Question
Related: Asteroid Impact That Killed the Dinosaurs: New Evidence
Science of Sinkholes: 20 Percent of U.S. Lies in Susceptible Areas
Sea Floor Earthquake Zones Can Act Like a 'Magnifying Lens' Strengthening Tsunamis
Weather and climate
Winter Weather Linked to Rare Event Above North Pole
More Storms Like Sandy? Arctic Ice Loss Amplified Superstorm Sandy Violence
Forecast Is for More Snow in Polar Regions, Less for the Rest of Us
Slumping Arctic Soils Produce Significant Amounts of CO2
Thaw in Siberia's Permafrost May Accelerate Global Warming
Glaciers Will Melt Faster Than Ever and Loss Could Be Irreversible Warn Scientists
Reconstruction of Earth Climate History Shows Significance of Recent Temperature Rise
More info: Study of centuries of weather suggests record warming ahead
Lawmaker: Pa. DEP Chief Michael Krancer Denies Climate Change
Also see: DEP Secretary Michael Krancer clarifies views on climate change
Australian Government Blames Climate Change for ‘Angry Summer’The Case for Fossil-Fuel Divestment
Report: Most Insurers not prepared for climate change
Environmental policy
That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think
Long-Delayed Rulings on Endangered Species Are Coming
African Forest Elephant Population Plummeting
More info: Poachers Slaughter Thousands of Central Africa’s Elephants
Related: Google must drop ivory adverts say campaigners
Deadly Fungus Detected in Southeast Asia's Amphibian Trade
Notorious Figure in Animal Smuggling, Beyond Reach in Laos
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Sea Shepherd Appeal
Calif. panel rebuffs Navy on more test blasts, sonar
Polar bear researchers urge governments to act now and save the species
Update: Polar bear vote defeated at meeting
Interpol Arrests 194 in Illegal Logging Sting
Forest Service may let more fires burn
Cull half of UK's deer - scientists
Farmland Expands As Crop Prices Rise -- and the Environment Suffers
Australia's native frogs beat invasive toads
Scientists worried after 4-pound goldfish is hauled from Lake Tahoe
Albatross named Wisdom astounds scientists by giving birth at age 62
Lizards Facing Mass Extinction from Climate Change
Using Amount of Fish Caught as Measure of Fisheries Health Is Misleading
Japan Subsidy for Whaling Is Challenged
Almost Half of Africa's Lions Facing Extinction, New Report Confirms
Stranded sea lion pups overwhelming San Pedro Marine Mammal Care Center
Ocean Acidification Affects Northeastern US Coasts More
Minnesota cancels moose hunting as population plummets
Alaska state senator proposes bounty on sea otters
Wildlife groups praise withdrawal of timber sale
New Solution Proposed to Ensure Biofuel Plants Don't Become Noxious Weeds
Long Cloaked in Mystery, Owls Start Coming Into Full View
Related: New owl species identified by accident on Indonesian island
2012 Photo Awards Top 100 | Audubon Magazine
Discoveries about the natural world
Do animals have imagination?
The Ultimate Chimp Challenge: Chimps Do Challenging Puzzles for the Fun of It
Dolphins Can Call Each Other, Not by Name, But by Whistle
Coldness Triggers Migration in Monarchs -- May Be Vulnerable to Climate Change
Insect wings shred bacteria to pieces
Bumblebees sense flowers' electric fields
Artificial light speeds sexual maturity in blackbirds
Bats Not Bothered by Forest Fires, Study Finds
'Get Off My Lawn:' Song Sparrows Escalate Territorial Threats
New Light Shed On the Mysteries of Spider Silk
Sockeye salmon 'sense magnetic field of home'
Prairie Dogs Disperse When All Close Kin Have Disappeared
Caffeine Improves Memory in Bees
Hidden Layer of Genome Unveils How Plants May Adapt to Environments
Scientists Find Life in the Cold and Dark Under Antarctic Ice
Wolf Crossed the Frozen Sea to Get to the Falklands
What Are Dogs Saying When They Bark? [Excerpt]
Common Ancestor of Mammals Plucked From Obscurity
'True Grit' Erodes Assumptions About Evolution of Earth's First Grasslands
Canada’s North, Home to Bears, and Once, Camels
What Really Doomed the Dinosaurs? It’s Still a Big Question
Related: Asteroid Impact That Killed the Dinosaurs: New Evidence
Science of Sinkholes: 20 Percent of U.S. Lies in Susceptible Areas
Sea Floor Earthquake Zones Can Act Like a 'Magnifying Lens' Strengthening Tsunamis
Weather and climate
Winter Weather Linked to Rare Event Above North Pole
More Storms Like Sandy? Arctic Ice Loss Amplified Superstorm Sandy Violence
Forecast Is for More Snow in Polar Regions, Less for the Rest of Us
Slumping Arctic Soils Produce Significant Amounts of CO2
Thaw in Siberia's Permafrost May Accelerate Global Warming
Glaciers Will Melt Faster Than Ever and Loss Could Be Irreversible Warn Scientists
Reconstruction of Earth Climate History Shows Significance of Recent Temperature Rise
More info: Study of centuries of weather suggests record warming ahead
Lawmaker: Pa. DEP Chief Michael Krancer Denies Climate Change
Also see: DEP Secretary Michael Krancer clarifies views on climate change
Australian Government Blames Climate Change for ‘Angry Summer’The Case for Fossil-Fuel Divestment
Report: Most Insurers not prepared for climate change
Environmental policy
Geoengineering by Coalition to Mitigate Global Warming
Water
U.S. & Saudi Engineers Turn Gas Well Water to Drinking Water
Satellites Reveal Depletion of a Vital Middle East Water Supply
More info: Middle East river basin has lost Dead Sea-sized quantity of water (peak water)
Pennsylvania: Briny water flows into area streams
Groups want broad EPA probe of tainted Texas water
Report Points to Cancer Risk From Chemicals Used to Treat Drinking Water
Herbal Defluoridation of Drinking Water
New Jersey Water Officials Charged With Poisoning Drinking Water
Air
Air pollution off the charts in rural Wyoming
Emissions from Marcellus Shale = Small Portion of Health/Pollution Problems in PA
Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling
Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Linked to Cancers: WHO/UNEP Report
Traces of Anxiety Drug May Affect Fish Behavior, Study Shows
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
Industrial Chemicals Found in Food Samples
Study Links Processed Meats With Early Death
The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
Why Beef Is Becoming More Like Chicken
One Year Later, The Makers of ‘Pink Slime’ Are Hanging On, and Fighting Back
EU: Farm virus 'can infect wild animals'
A Plague of Locusts Descends Upon the Holy Land, Just in Time for Passover
The Deadly Opposition to Genetically Modified Food
More info: Golden rice
Whole Foods to Require Labels on Genetically Modified Food
Japan cosmetics giant Shiseido ditches animal testing
Siberian Fossil Revealed to Be One of the Oldest Known Domestic Dogs
Health and medicine, human behavior
Sharp Slowdown in U.S. Health Care Costs
Video: Finding the Visible in the Invisible
Saudi Arabia reports new coronavirus case
Vitamin D doses often don't match labels, study says
Too much salt may trigger autoimmune diseases
Visceral Fat Causally Linked to Intestinal Cancer
Related: Obesity Makes Fat Cells Act Like They're Infected
Gut Microbes Contribute to Mysterious Malnutrition
More info: Human nutrition, the gut microbiome, and immune system: envisioning the future
Related: Researchers reveal how 'bad' gut bacteria may help control diabetes
On the Trail of Mucus-Eaters in the Gut
Brain injury may be autoimmune phenomenon, like multiple sclerosis
Deadly Bacteria That Resist Strongest Drugs Are Spreading
New Study Identifues Universal Mechanism for Activating Anti-Aging Pathway
Unreported Side Effects of Drugs Are Found Using Internet Search Data
Origin of Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Discovered
Aspirin and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Work Together to Fight Inflammation
High prevalence of drug-resistant MRSA found in nursing homes
Smoking marijuana associated with higher stroke risk in young adults
Health Benefits of Marriage May Not Extend to All
Deaths among beginning drivers on the increase, research shows
Heavy Backpacks May Damage Nerves, Muscles and Skeleton, Study Suggests
Fallout from Nuclear Testing Shows That the Achilles Tendon Can't Heal Itself
Stopping Cold: Scientists Turn Off the Ability to Feel Cold
Project Seeks to Build Map of Human Brain
Russia's Putin signs law banning smoking in public places
Epigenetics: Neurons Remember Because They Move Genes in Space
Arguing Over Junk: Scientists Attack Each Other as Media Flub 'DNA Story of the Year'
Do-Gooder or Ne'er-Do-Well? Behavioral Science Explains Patterns of Moral Behavior
Education
Negative stereotypes about boys hinder their academic achievement
Anti-Evolution Missouri Bill Requires College Students to Learn About Destiny
Helicopter Parenting Can Violate Students' Basic Needs
Law
Researchers Find Appointed Justices Outperform Elected Counterparts
Weapons made with 3-D printers could test gun-control efforts
Related: Study links gun laws and lower gun mortality
Graphing the Great Gun Debate
Nixon wished for total handgun ban
High court limits detention powers in searches
High Court takes up question of arrestee DNA sampling
Pa. Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin Convicted
Arresting a Fleeing Vehicle With the Push of a Button
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
A Genetic Glimpse Into Recent Human Evolution
Human Ancestors Were Fashion Conscious
Ancient languages reconstructed by computer program
Grit-Filled Foods Wore Down Early Humans' Teeth
Human Y Chromosome Much Older Than Previously Thought
Shipwreck find could be legendary 'sunstone'
Lost Rudyard Kipling poems published
National security, defense
China’s Army Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S. (!)
Chinese Plan to Kill Drug Dealer With Drone Highlights Military Advances
Debris from Chinese missile test hits research satellite
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Bright Comet in the Evening Sky
NASA | Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun (video)
Russian Fireball Won't Be Last Surprise Asteroid Attack
Also see: United Nations reviewing asteroid impact threat
More info: Vindication for Entrepreneurs Watching Sky: Yes, It Can Fall
Related: Meteorite Map Of Earth: Every Known Impact Since 2300 B.C.
NASA Probe Snaps Photos of Potential 'Comet of the Century'
Exoplanets near red dwarfs suggest another Earth nearer
Jupiter's moon -- may have a sea similar to Earth's
Helium-burning binary stars give us a new tape measure for the Universe
Black Hole 'Mystery Wave' Takes Astronomers By Surprise
Oldest known star appears older than the universe itself
Death Valley named world's largest 'dark sky park'
Cosmos may be 'inherently unstable'
Can dark energy be explained by symmetrons?
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Something from Nothing? A Vacuum Can Yield Flashes of Light
Technology and engineering, robotics
A robot for every job (!)
Researchers developed cheap, strong lithium-ion battery
Where Apple and Dick Tracy May Converge
Computers and software, the Internet
MIT releases open-source software that reveals invisible motion and detail in video
Google strikes deal with MPEG LA for its VP8 video codec
Google aims to win developers over to new image format WebP
Of note
Conservation Development Has Some Developers Thinking -- And Seeing -- Green
Electronic Brain Link Lets Rats Send Each Other Thoughts
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