Wildlife and
habitat
Migrating Monarch Butterflies in "Grave Danger," Hit New Low
Group: Japan's Dolphin Roundup Biggest in 4 Years
Update: Fishermen kill 30 more dolphins in Taiji
Related: First new river dolphin species found since 1918
Study: Planning Can Protect Whales in Seismic Surveys
Related: Interior Certifies that Iceland’s Commercial Whaling Undermines Treaty
New Zealand rebukes Japan in whaling row
Illegal Whale Shark Factory Found in China
Related: Australia to go ahead with shark 'kill' zones
Update: Tiger Shark Shot and Dumped at Sea as Cull Begins in Western
Great Barrier Reef Authority approves dumping of dredge spoil inside park's boundary
Unsettled Science Behind Proposal to Lift Gray Wolf Protections, Panel Says
Also see: Independent Scientific Panel Rebukes Federal Government's Wolf Delisting Rule
UW research: Global warming is killing penguin chicks with rain and heat
Hong Kong Announces World's Biggest Ivory Burn
Related: France destroys illegal ivory stocks
Hundreds of Dead Endangered Reptiles and Amphibians Found at South Africa Airport
'Zombie' honeybees identified in Vt., 1st in Eastern US
UF/IFAS study shows captive breeding no help to endangered woodrat
UK: For peat's sake use other composts, RHS urges gardeners
Constructed wetlands save frogs and birds threatened with extinction in Sweden
New big-headed fish species discovered in Idaho and Montana rivers
Giant jellyfish found on Australian beach
2 whooping cranes shot in Louisiana
Albania's Hunting Ban: Birds and Mammals Get a Two-Year Break
10 Hunted Animals You Had No Idea About
The Forgotten History of How Cities Almost Killed the Common Squirrel
Mother Jones exposes animal abuse behind the scenes at Animal Planet
Birds trapped in buildings stir a flap over their welfare
Wildlife wonders - creatures up close (a narrated slideshow)
‘The Sixth Extinction,’ on Endangered and Departed Species (book review)
Pennsylvania: Corbett budget proposal expands drilling in state parks and forests
Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile Survey - December and January Newsletter
Discoveries about the natural world
WATCH: This Crow Is The Smartest Bird You've Ever Seen
University of Tennessee Study Finds Crocodiles Climb Trees
Wolves are better at learning from one another than dogs
Squatting Owls Eavesdrop On Prairie Dogs
Deep sea (mesopelagic) fish biomass 10 times more than previously thought
More info: Fish biomass in the ocean is 10 times higher than estimated
Young Salmon Born Knowing Migration Route
Bumblebees Can Fly Into Thin Air
Crazy Stupid Love: The Frog With a Mating Call That Also Attracts Predators
In a newly identified tropism, plant roots steer clear of salinity
CU-Boulder researchers sequence world’s first butterfly bacteria, find surprises
At last: Mysterious ocean circles in the Baltic Ocean explained
Migrating Monarch Butterflies in "Grave Danger," Hit New Low
Group: Japan's Dolphin Roundup Biggest in 4 Years
Update: Fishermen kill 30 more dolphins in Taiji
Related: First new river dolphin species found since 1918
Study: Planning Can Protect Whales in Seismic Surveys
Related: Interior Certifies that Iceland’s Commercial Whaling Undermines Treaty
New Zealand rebukes Japan in whaling row
Illegal Whale Shark Factory Found in China
Related: Australia to go ahead with shark 'kill' zones
Update: Tiger Shark Shot and Dumped at Sea as Cull Begins in Western
Great Barrier Reef Authority approves dumping of dredge spoil inside park's boundary
Unsettled Science Behind Proposal to Lift Gray Wolf Protections, Panel Says
Also see: Independent Scientific Panel Rebukes Federal Government's Wolf Delisting Rule
UW research: Global warming is killing penguin chicks with rain and heat
Hong Kong Announces World's Biggest Ivory Burn
Related: France destroys illegal ivory stocks
Hundreds of Dead Endangered Reptiles and Amphibians Found at South Africa Airport
'Zombie' honeybees identified in Vt., 1st in Eastern US
UF/IFAS study shows captive breeding no help to endangered woodrat
UK: For peat's sake use other composts, RHS urges gardeners
Constructed wetlands save frogs and birds threatened with extinction in Sweden
New big-headed fish species discovered in Idaho and Montana rivers
Giant jellyfish found on Australian beach
2 whooping cranes shot in Louisiana
Albania's Hunting Ban: Birds and Mammals Get a Two-Year Break
10 Hunted Animals You Had No Idea About
The Forgotten History of How Cities Almost Killed the Common Squirrel
Mother Jones exposes animal abuse behind the scenes at Animal Planet
Birds trapped in buildings stir a flap over their welfare
Wildlife wonders - creatures up close (a narrated slideshow)
‘The Sixth Extinction,’ on Endangered and Departed Species (book review)
Pennsylvania: Corbett budget proposal expands drilling in state parks and forests
Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile Survey - December and January Newsletter
Discoveries about the natural world
WATCH: This Crow Is The Smartest Bird You've Ever Seen
University of Tennessee Study Finds Crocodiles Climb Trees
Wolves are better at learning from one another than dogs
Squatting Owls Eavesdrop On Prairie Dogs
Deep sea (mesopelagic) fish biomass 10 times more than previously thought
More info: Fish biomass in the ocean is 10 times higher than estimated
Young Salmon Born Knowing Migration Route
Bumblebees Can Fly Into Thin Air
Crazy Stupid Love: The Frog With a Mating Call That Also Attracts Predators
In a newly identified tropism, plant roots steer clear of salinity
CU-Boulder researchers sequence world’s first butterfly bacteria, find surprises
At last: Mysterious ocean circles in the Baltic Ocean explained
'Mother Lode' of Amazingly Preserved Fossils Discovered in Canada
“Pompeii of Animals” Shows Dinosaurs, Mammals and Early Birds in Their Death Throes
Is there an ocean beneath our feet? Large amounts of water deep in the Earth
New research revives debate over Grand Canyon's age
Also see: The Grand Canyon as Frankenstein
Weather and climate
If the world is really warming up, how come it is so darned cold?
Alaska's Arctic icy lakes lose thickness
Related: Winter Heat Swamps Alaska
Frequency of extreme El Niños to double as globe warms
Can Nature Buffer Human-Caused Global Warming?
North and Tropical Atlantic Ocean Bringing Climate Change to Antarctica
NASA Finds 2013 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend
About that consensus on global warming: 9136 agree, 1 disagrees
Blame these 7 countries for all global warming problems
Researchers report on new catalyst to convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide
What Happens When 10 Inches Of Snow Isn't 10 Inches?
Environmental policy
Europe,
Facing Economic Pain, May Ease Climate Rules
Industry Awakens to Threat of Climate Change
Court rules offshore oil leases in Alaska Arctic are too flawed
Energy
Too Much Winter, and Not Nearly Enough Propane
Germany Plans to Raze Towns for Brown Coal and Cheap Energy
Icelandic Drilling Project Opens Door to Volcano-Powered Electricity
Westinghouse backs off small nuclear plants
New study details methane’s complexity in Northern Tier geology
Can Natural Gas Bring Back U.S. Factory Jobs?
Australia Divided on Fracking
Virginia Tech researcher develops energy-dense sugar battery
More info: Q&A: The Engineer Who Wants To Power The World With Carbs
Water
Fracking for Natural Gas May Help Us Save Water
Fracking in Water-Stressed Zones Increases Risks to Communities – and Energy Producers
Marshall scientist found formaldehyde in Charleston water
Air
China's exports linked to western U.S. air pollution
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
More oil spilled from trains in 2013 than in previous 4 decades, federal data show
Also see: Accidents Surge as Oil Industry Takes the Train
Nuclear Waste Solution Seen in Desert Salt Beds
New study: Babies near gas wells more likely to have birth defects
Volunteers use airborne patrols, satellite photos to spot oil spills along Louisiana coast
Forget West Virginia. Chemical Spills Are an American Tradition
Who Runs Freedom Industries? West Virginia's Chemical Spill Mystery
DDT Exposure May Raise Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Man-Made Earthquakes Update (USGS)
Pennsylvania: Discord runs deep on new drilling rules
New Fukushima Radiation Study Will Focus on West Coast Kelp Forests
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
BPA linked to liver cancer in mice
Sugar tied to fatal heart woes; soda's a culprit
New virus linked to bee colony collapse disorder
Related: Exposure to pyrethroid pesticide results in smaller worker bees
Common crop pesticides kill honeybee larvae in the hive
Chinese Implicated in Agricultural Espionage Efforts
First African study on biodiversity in genetically modified maize finds insects abundant
Genetic Weapon Against Insects Raises Hope and Fear in Farming
Feds suspend NJ slaughterhouse; cruelty alleged
Scientists find genetic mechanism linking aging to specific diets
Your Oysters Might be Impostors—Expensive, Slurpable Frauds
Adding olive oil to California's salad
FDA says it is studying caramel coloring in soda
Worried about radioactive 'Fukushima' fish in the US? Don't be, scientists say
“Expired” food is good for you: A supermarket exec’s bold business gamble
Explainer: why are carrots orange?
Dogs Carry the Oldest Known Living Cancer
Health and medicine, human behavior
Scientists discover a new, simpler way to make stem cells
Patients’ Costs Skyrocket; Specialists’ Incomes Soar
Dying young: Americans less likely to make it to 50
Gap in Life Expectancy Between Rural and Urban Residents is Growing
Pennsylvania: Many will die if Medicaid is not expanded -- study
Easing Terminal Patients’ Path to Death, Legally
Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria
Third-hand smoke shown to cause health problems
Does treating fever spread influenza? (Scienced-Based Medicine)
Study: Abortion rate at lowest point since 1973
CVS to stop selling cigarettes by Oct. 1
What's In Your Fish Oil Supplements?
Vitamin D not needed for healthy people, study finds
Overused CT scans are exposing patients to dangerous levels of radiation (opinion)
Study Adds New Doubts About Value of Mammograms
Body kills 'spontaneous' blood cancers on a daily basis, research finds
Melatonin may lower prostate cancer risk
Related: Possible Explanation for Link Between Exercise, Improved Prostate Cancer Outcomes
How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds
How Inactivity Changes the Brain
Related: Psychologists document the age our earliest memories fade
Brain works like a radio receiver
In the brain, timing is everything
The myth of age-related cognitive decline
Also see: The Older Mind May Just Be a Fuller Mind
Brain regions thought to be uniquely human share many similarities with monkeys
Beauty Works Like a Drug on the Brain
New Biotech Makes It Much Easier to Genetically Modify Monkeys
Scientists reveal cause of one of the most devastating pandemics in human history
Related: Black Death Left a Mark on Human Genome
Humans express four basic emotions rather than six, says new study
Education
Bill de Blasio’s persuasive case for universal pre-K (opinon)
A Bunch of Know-Nothing Randos on the Internet Should Not Be Able to Get Professors Fired
South Dakota bill would protect teachers who promote intelligent design
Related: Ham on Nye: The high cost of “winning” an evolution/creation debate
A new documentary shows how biblical fundamentalism imprisons the mind
Industry Awakens to Threat of Climate Change
Court rules offshore oil leases in Alaska Arctic are too flawed
Energy
Too Much Winter, and Not Nearly Enough Propane
Germany Plans to Raze Towns for Brown Coal and Cheap Energy
Icelandic Drilling Project Opens Door to Volcano-Powered Electricity
Westinghouse backs off small nuclear plants
New study details methane’s complexity in Northern Tier geology
Can Natural Gas Bring Back U.S. Factory Jobs?
Australia Divided on Fracking
Virginia Tech researcher develops energy-dense sugar battery
More info: Q&A: The Engineer Who Wants To Power The World With Carbs
Water
Fracking for Natural Gas May Help Us Save Water
Fracking in Water-Stressed Zones Increases Risks to Communities – and Energy Producers
Marshall scientist found formaldehyde in Charleston water
Air
China's exports linked to western U.S. air pollution
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
More oil spilled from trains in 2013 than in previous 4 decades, federal data show
Also see: Accidents Surge as Oil Industry Takes the Train
Nuclear Waste Solution Seen in Desert Salt Beds
New study: Babies near gas wells more likely to have birth defects
Volunteers use airborne patrols, satellite photos to spot oil spills along Louisiana coast
Forget West Virginia. Chemical Spills Are an American Tradition
Who Runs Freedom Industries? West Virginia's Chemical Spill Mystery
DDT Exposure May Raise Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Man-Made Earthquakes Update (USGS)
Pennsylvania: Discord runs deep on new drilling rules
New Fukushima Radiation Study Will Focus on West Coast Kelp Forests
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
BPA linked to liver cancer in mice
Sugar tied to fatal heart woes; soda's a culprit
New virus linked to bee colony collapse disorder
Related: Exposure to pyrethroid pesticide results in smaller worker bees
Common crop pesticides kill honeybee larvae in the hive
Chinese Implicated in Agricultural Espionage Efforts
First African study on biodiversity in genetically modified maize finds insects abundant
Genetic Weapon Against Insects Raises Hope and Fear in Farming
Feds suspend NJ slaughterhouse; cruelty alleged
Scientists find genetic mechanism linking aging to specific diets
Your Oysters Might be Impostors—Expensive, Slurpable Frauds
Adding olive oil to California's salad
FDA says it is studying caramel coloring in soda
Worried about radioactive 'Fukushima' fish in the US? Don't be, scientists say
“Expired” food is good for you: A supermarket exec’s bold business gamble
Explainer: why are carrots orange?
Dogs Carry the Oldest Known Living Cancer
Health and medicine, human behavior
Scientists discover a new, simpler way to make stem cells
Patients’ Costs Skyrocket; Specialists’ Incomes Soar
Dying young: Americans less likely to make it to 50
Gap in Life Expectancy Between Rural and Urban Residents is Growing
Pennsylvania: Many will die if Medicaid is not expanded -- study
Easing Terminal Patients’ Path to Death, Legally
Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria
Third-hand smoke shown to cause health problems
Does treating fever spread influenza? (Scienced-Based Medicine)
Study: Abortion rate at lowest point since 1973
CVS to stop selling cigarettes by Oct. 1
What's In Your Fish Oil Supplements?
Vitamin D not needed for healthy people, study finds
Overused CT scans are exposing patients to dangerous levels of radiation (opinion)
Study Adds New Doubts About Value of Mammograms
Body kills 'spontaneous' blood cancers on a daily basis, research finds
Melatonin may lower prostate cancer risk
Related: Possible Explanation for Link Between Exercise, Improved Prostate Cancer Outcomes
How A Simple New Invention Seals A Gunshot Wound In 15 Seconds
How Inactivity Changes the Brain
Related: Psychologists document the age our earliest memories fade
Brain works like a radio receiver
In the brain, timing is everything
The myth of age-related cognitive decline
Also see: The Older Mind May Just Be a Fuller Mind
Brain regions thought to be uniquely human share many similarities with monkeys
Beauty Works Like a Drug on the Brain
New Biotech Makes It Much Easier to Genetically Modify Monkeys
Scientists reveal cause of one of the most devastating pandemics in human history
Related: Black Death Left a Mark on Human Genome
Humans express four basic emotions rather than six, says new study
Education
Bill de Blasio’s persuasive case for universal pre-K (opinon)
A Bunch of Know-Nothing Randos on the Internet Should Not Be Able to Get Professors Fired
South Dakota bill would protect teachers who promote intelligent design
Related: Ham on Nye: The high cost of “winning” an evolution/creation debate
A new documentary shows how biblical fundamentalism imprisons the mind
Law
Gun access tied to greater suicide, murder risk: study
Related: Gunshot wounds drive up government heth care costs
Every 72 Minutes, a Kid Is Hospitalized for Gun Injuries
U.S. Judge Upholds State's Tough Assault Weapons Ban
New surveillance technology can track everyone in an area for several hours at a time
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Suspends Death Penalty
Forensic Experts Compile Guide on How to ID Child Abuse, Starvation
3 Native American tribes to be able to prosecute non-Indian men in cases of domestic violence
UN denounces Vatican on sex abuse, abortion
Silicon Valley's most celebrated CEOs conspired to drive down 100,000 tech engineers’ wages
Watchdog Report Says N.S.A. Program Is Illegal and Should End
War on Anonymous: British Spies Attacked Hackers, Snowden Docs Show
U.S. relaxes gag order on data requests to companies
Verizon Transparency Report reveals 164,000 subpoenas, 1,500 wiretaps
If You Thought You Couldn't Go To Jail For Debt Anymore, You're Wrong
Judge rules drivers can flash lights to warn of police presence
California law allows transgender students to pick bathrooms, sports teams they identify with
Study on the accuracy of voice votes finds that loud voices can skew results
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
Neanderthals gave us disease genes
Earliest UK human footprints found
7,000-Year-Old Human Bones Suggest New Date for Light-Skin Gene
Central Europeans already digested milk as well as us 1,000 years ago
Related: Famine may have driven evolution of milk tolerance
Putting 'Adam' in his rightful place in evolutionary history
Camels Had No Business in Genesis
Ruins of Bustling Port Unearthed at Egypt's Giza Pyramids
Laser technique takes three-dimensional profiles of paintings without taking samples
National security, defense...
Photo Archive Is Said to Show Widespread Torture in Syria
Also see: Evidence of 'industrial-scale killing' by Syria spurs call for war crimes charges
Government Dossier Accusing U.S. in Carnage Amplifies Doubts About Karzai
Stark Reminders of How Uncivil a War It Was
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Top Discoveries Awaiting NASA's Next Big Telescope
Human Beings Are Not Made for Space
Alien Planets May Not Need Big Moons to Support Life
Exploding Supernova So Close It Can Be Seen Through Binoculars
The Solar Wind is an Interplanetary Water Factory
More info: Water found in stardust suggests life is universal
Asteroid Belt May Be Just One Big Melting Pot Of Space Rocks
Related: Water Plumes Discovered on the Solar System's Largest Asteroid
Few asteroids are worth mining, suggests Harvard study
Milky Way may have formed 'inside-out'
Galaxies on FIRE: Star Feedback Results in Less Massive Galaxies
Stephen Hawking: 'There are no black holes'
Every Black Hole Contains a New Universe (old article, but interesting)
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Fur and Feathers Keep Animals Warm by Scattering Light
Natural
3D Counterpart to Graphene Discovered
Glass that bends but doesn’t break
Proposed Time Machine Could Also Clone Objects
Technology and engineering, robotics
Swarms of drones could be the next frontier in emergency response
Tiny swimming bio-bots boldly go where no bot has swum before
Dept. of Transportation decides to move forward with vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology
Computers and software, the Internet
Optical data storage with virtually unlimited lifetime
6 new facts about Facebook
What Was the Hardest Computer Game of All Time?
BitTorrent throttling in U.S. creeps back up
Of note
New Truths That Only One Can See -- The difficulty of replicating scientific studies
Why Wal-Mart can afford to give its workers a 50% raise
15 ways atheists can stand up for rationality
_________
Glass that bends but doesn’t break
Proposed Time Machine Could Also Clone Objects
Technology and engineering, robotics
Swarms of drones could be the next frontier in emergency response
Tiny swimming bio-bots boldly go where no bot has swum before
Dept. of Transportation decides to move forward with vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology
Computers and software, the Internet
Optical data storage with virtually unlimited lifetime
6 new facts about Facebook
What Was the Hardest Computer Game of All Time?
BitTorrent throttling in U.S. creeps back up
Of note
New Truths That Only One Can See -- The difficulty of replicating scientific studies
Why Wal-Mart can afford to give its workers a 50% raise
15 ways atheists can stand up for rationality
_________
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