Wildlife and habitat
Zimbabwe Planning to Boost Its Sales of Baby Elephants, Sources Say
Rescued Baby Orangutan Shines Light on Cruel, Illegal Pet Trade [Video]
Pakistan prepares for Saudi royal to hunt 'protected' birds
Shrinking range of pikas in California mountains linked to climate change
Mexican Wolf Numbers Increase for 5th Straight Year to 109 Wolves, 19 Packs (CBD)
Officials confirm first sighting of rare fox at Yosemite in nearly 100 years
Researchers unlock new way to clone hemlock trees able to fight off deadly pest
Captive Killer Whale Is Ruled to Be Member of Endangered Species
Starving sea lion pup strandings surge in California
New methods can protect animals during relocation
Discoveries about the natural world
Curious monkeys share our thirst for knowledge
Study suggests similarity between how pigeons learn the equivalent of words and the way children do
Chimps 'learn local grunts' to talk to new neighbours
Orangutans take the logging road, may be more adaptable than thought
Female
pumas kill more, eat less when humans are near
Chickens Agree: Left Means Less; Right Means More
Plants Recognize and Respond to Different Insects
Termite Mound Oases Help Combat Climate Change
The Hives of Others: Bees Wage War across Species
To avoid mantids, stinkbugs evolved to hide in plain sight
Sea Slug has Taken Genes from the Algae it Eats, Allowing it to Photosynthesize Like a Plant
In Bedbugs, Scientists See a Model of Evolution
Fossils from heart of Amazon provide evidence that South American monkeys came from Africa
World's Biggest Trove of Gold Built by Ancient 'Secret Agents'
Weather and climate
NASA Study Finds Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts
Earth's Dashboard Is Flashing Red—Are Enough People Listening?
Climate models don't over-predict warming, study shows
More info: Global warming slowdown: No systematic errors in climate models
Global warming won't mean more storms: Big storms to get bigger, small storms to shrink, experts predict
Heat waves becoming more prominent in urban areas, research reveals
Climate models disagree on why temperature 'wiggles' occur
Climate change, melting glaciers make Iceland spring upward like a trampoline
Monster hurricanes struck US Northeast during prehistoric periods of ocean warming
Most Americans Support Government Action on Climate Change, Poll Finds
Scientists create better carbon scrubbers
Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades May Have Been Fueled by Smoke From Land Clearing
Environmental policy
Panel Urges Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate Change
An Ocean of Plastic
An ocean of plastic: Magnitude of plastic waste
going into the ocean calculated
Urban
taste for bushmeat poses threat to Amazonian wildlife
An Ocean of Plastic
Zimbabwe Planning to Boost Its Sales of Baby Elephants, Sources Say
Rescued Baby Orangutan Shines Light on Cruel, Illegal Pet Trade [Video]
Pakistan prepares for Saudi royal to hunt 'protected' birds
Shrinking range of pikas in California mountains linked to climate change
Mexican Wolf Numbers Increase for 5th Straight Year to 109 Wolves, 19 Packs (CBD)
Officials confirm first sighting of rare fox at Yosemite in nearly 100 years
Researchers unlock new way to clone hemlock trees able to fight off deadly pest
Captive Killer Whale Is Ruled to Be Member of Endangered Species
Starving sea lion pup strandings surge in California
New methods can protect animals during relocation
Discoveries about the natural world
Curious monkeys share our thirst for knowledge
Study suggests similarity between how pigeons learn the equivalent of words and the way children do
Chimps 'learn local grunts' to talk to new neighbours
Orangutans take the logging road, may be more adaptable than thought
Chickens Agree: Left Means Less; Right Means More
Plants Recognize and Respond to Different Insects
Termite Mound Oases Help Combat Climate Change
The Hives of Others: Bees Wage War across Species
To avoid mantids, stinkbugs evolved to hide in plain sight
Sea Slug has Taken Genes from the Algae it Eats, Allowing it to Photosynthesize Like a Plant
In Bedbugs, Scientists See a Model of Evolution
Fossils from heart of Amazon provide evidence that South American monkeys came from Africa
World's Biggest Trove of Gold Built by Ancient 'Secret Agents'
Weather and climate
NASA Study Finds Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts
Earth's Dashboard Is Flashing Red—Are Enough People Listening?
Climate models don't over-predict warming, study shows
More info: Global warming slowdown: No systematic errors in climate models
Global warming won't mean more storms: Big storms to get bigger, small storms to shrink, experts predict
Heat waves becoming more prominent in urban areas, research reveals
Climate models disagree on why temperature 'wiggles' occur
Climate change, melting glaciers make Iceland spring upward like a trampoline
Monster hurricanes struck US Northeast during prehistoric periods of ocean warming
Most Americans Support Government Action on Climate Change, Poll Finds
Scientists create better carbon scrubbers
Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades May Have Been Fueled by Smoke From Land Clearing
Environmental policy
Panel Urges Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate Change
A
closer look at the flawed studies behind policies used to
promote 'low-carbon' biofuels
Also see: A Biofuel Debate: Will Cutting Trees Cut Carbon?
Actions and beliefs behind climate change stance
Energy
The U.S. Power Grid is in Need of a Technology Upgrade
Offshore Wind Farm Leases Draw Few Bids From Wary Industry
A Bird’s Eye View of Pipeline Oppositions
A long-lasting obstacle of solid oxide fuel cells has been overcome
Team finds hydrogen production in extreme bacterium
Water
Arsenic stubbornly taints many US wells, say new reports
California: Oil waste injections done with state OK
Air
Stopping at red lights exposes drivers to high levels of air pollution, new study finds
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
Worms lead way to test nanoparticle toxicity
Common Pesticide May Increase Risk of ADHD
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
Why cholesterol might not be as bad as you think
Expert reaction to study looking at historic UK and US dietary advice on fats
Scientists Reprogram Plants for Drought Tolerance
Mercury levels in Hawaiian yellowfin tuna increasing
Exposure to mercury, seafood associated with risk factor for autoimmune disease
Inspectors Warn Against USDA’s High-Speed Hog Inspection Program
How China purchased a prime cut of America’s pork industry
Gene-Altered Apples Get U.S. Approval
IBM and Mars join together to make food safer with genetics
Give Genetic Engineering Some Breathing Room (commentary)
Tomato pollination in urban gardens driven by density of nearby flower population
High-speed images capture patterns by which raindrops spread pathogens among plants
Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
Another reason to drink wine: it could help you burn fat
Diet and nutrition essential for mental health
Winter Weather Depriving People of Vitamin D
Resveratrol may help prevent memory loss
Health and medicine, human behavior
Medical Costs Rise, Often Unnecessarily, as Retirees Winter in Florida
New Dosages of Old Drugs Are Used to Raise Their Prices
A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health
Understand the Measles Outbreak with this One Weird Number
HPV Vaccine Works Against Multiple Strains
Researchers have cracked a code that governs infections by a major group of viruses
Researchers produce first map of New York City subway system microbes
Small Rise in New Cases Shows Ebola Hanging On
Smoking’s Toll on Health Is Even Worse Than Previously Thought, a Study Finds
Related: Smoking thins vital part of brain
Likely widespread sale of fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements
More info: Herbal Supplement Controversy: Did NY Investigation Use the Right Tests?
Rapid and unexpected weight gain after fecal transplant
Related: You can earn $13,000 a year selling your poop
Lung Cancer Now Leading Cause of Cancer Death in Females in Developed Countries
Children who get vitamin A may be less likely to develop malaria
Just knowing isn't enough: Issuing hospital 'report cards' had no impact on surgical outcomes
Canadians have right to doctor-assisted suicide, Supreme Court rules
Knee Replacement Device Unapproved, but Used in Surgery
Artificially intelligent robot scientist 'Eve' could boost search for new drugs
Coral snake venom -- a powerful tool for studying epilepsy, schizophrenia and chronic pain
Expert
panel recommends new sleep durations
Fight Parkinson's: Exercise May Be The Best Therapy
Mini synthetic organism instead of test animals
'Cold plasma' kills off norovirus
Possible use of medical marijuana for depression
Court Upholds FTC On POM Wonderful Decision
UK to become first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from three people
More evidence that musical training protects the brain
Dutch babies trump US peers in laughing, smiling, cuddling
Study finds our thoughts are susceptible to external influence -- even against our will
Education
Both liberals, conservatives can have science bias
More info: The specific questions asked, and more, can be downloaded here
Suspension for 'Hobbit' ring threat: How are schools handling discipline?
Law
Why Are So Many Americans in Prison? A provocative new theory
Many Universities Undercount Sexual Assaults on Campus, Research Finds
This Scrap Metal Law Is Being Used to Disarm Pennsylvania's Gun Laws
Suicide by Firearm Among American Youth Hit 12-Year High in 2013
Fla. law allows backyard shooting ranges
Psychopathic violent offenders' brains can't understand punishment
A fight over access to video from LAPD body cameras is shaping up
Related: For police body cameras, big costs loom in storing footage
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination
Smartphone thefts plummet after kill-switch introduction
This Popular Wireless Alarm System Can Be Hacked With A Magnet And Scotch Tape
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
Early ancestors used their hands like modern humans
Big-toothed fossil may be primitive new human
Malocclusion and dental crowding arose 12,000 years ago with earliest farmers, study shows
Larger area analysis of patterns in ancient N. American prehistory
Earliest evidence of large-scale human-produced air pollution in South America found
1st Americans Used Spear-Throwers to Hunt Large Animals
York academics reveal fishy cooking habits of North American hunter-gatherers
Kennewick Man's DNA likely that of a Native
Rock Art in the Sahara Desert Draws Scientists to Ancient Lakes
Cult Sites in Israel Dotted with Penis-Shaped Stone Structures
Mystery Over 15th-Century Drilled Skull Solved?
Original Magna Carta Copy Found in Scrapbook
National security, defense
U.S. Considers Supplying Arms to Ukraine Forces, Officials Say
Forbes Web site was compromised by Chinese cyberespionage group
Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Suspected in Anthem Attack
I was an American sniper, and Chris Kyle’s war was not my war (opinion)
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Does Humanity's Destiny Lie in Interstellar Space Travel? (Op-Ed)
Cosmic inflation: New study says BICEP detection was wrong
First stars get 150 million years younger overnight
Evidence for dark matter in the inner Milky Way
No Big Bang? Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning
More info: Did the big bang really happen? Yes, despite recent claims to the contrary
Black holes do not exist where space and time do not exist, says new theory
What's happening in the universe right now?
Does time pass? New book says it does—but not in the way you may think
In the Quantum World, the Future Affects the Past
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Also see: A Biofuel Debate: Will Cutting Trees Cut Carbon?
Actions and beliefs behind climate change stance
Energy
The U.S. Power Grid is in Need of a Technology Upgrade
Offshore Wind Farm Leases Draw Few Bids From Wary Industry
A Bird’s Eye View of Pipeline Oppositions
A long-lasting obstacle of solid oxide fuel cells has been overcome
Team finds hydrogen production in extreme bacterium
Water
Arsenic stubbornly taints many US wells, say new reports
California: Oil waste injections done with state OK
Air
Stopping at red lights exposes drivers to high levels of air pollution, new study finds
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
Worms lead way to test nanoparticle toxicity
Common Pesticide May Increase Risk of ADHD
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
Why cholesterol might not be as bad as you think
Expert reaction to study looking at historic UK and US dietary advice on fats
Scientists Reprogram Plants for Drought Tolerance
Mercury levels in Hawaiian yellowfin tuna increasing
Exposure to mercury, seafood associated with risk factor for autoimmune disease
Inspectors Warn Against USDA’s High-Speed Hog Inspection Program
How China purchased a prime cut of America’s pork industry
Gene-Altered Apples Get U.S. Approval
IBM and Mars join together to make food safer with genetics
Give Genetic Engineering Some Breathing Room (commentary)
Tomato pollination in urban gardens driven by density of nearby flower population
High-speed images capture patterns by which raindrops spread pathogens among plants
Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
Another reason to drink wine: it could help you burn fat
Diet and nutrition essential for mental health
Winter Weather Depriving People of Vitamin D
Resveratrol may help prevent memory loss
Health and medicine, human behavior
Medical Costs Rise, Often Unnecessarily, as Retirees Winter in Florida
New Dosages of Old Drugs Are Used to Raise Their Prices
A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health
Understand the Measles Outbreak with this One Weird Number
HPV Vaccine Works Against Multiple Strains
Researchers have cracked a code that governs infections by a major group of viruses
Researchers produce first map of New York City subway system microbes
Small Rise in New Cases Shows Ebola Hanging On
Smoking’s Toll on Health Is Even Worse Than Previously Thought, a Study Finds
Related: Smoking thins vital part of brain
Likely widespread sale of fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements
More info: Herbal Supplement Controversy: Did NY Investigation Use the Right Tests?
Rapid and unexpected weight gain after fecal transplant
Related: You can earn $13,000 a year selling your poop
Lung Cancer Now Leading Cause of Cancer Death in Females in Developed Countries
Children who get vitamin A may be less likely to develop malaria
Just knowing isn't enough: Issuing hospital 'report cards' had no impact on surgical outcomes
Canadians have right to doctor-assisted suicide, Supreme Court rules
Knee Replacement Device Unapproved, but Used in Surgery
Artificially intelligent robot scientist 'Eve' could boost search for new drugs
Coral snake venom -- a powerful tool for studying epilepsy, schizophrenia and chronic pain
Fight Parkinson's: Exercise May Be The Best Therapy
Mini synthetic organism instead of test animals
'Cold plasma' kills off norovirus
Possible use of medical marijuana for depression
Court Upholds FTC On POM Wonderful Decision
UK to become first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from three people
More evidence that musical training protects the brain
Dutch babies trump US peers in laughing, smiling, cuddling
Study finds our thoughts are susceptible to external influence -- even against our will
Education
Both liberals, conservatives can have science bias
More info: The specific questions asked, and more, can be downloaded here
Suspension for 'Hobbit' ring threat: How are schools handling discipline?
Law
Why Are So Many Americans in Prison? A provocative new theory
Many Universities Undercount Sexual Assaults on Campus, Research Finds
This Scrap Metal Law Is Being Used to Disarm Pennsylvania's Gun Laws
Suicide by Firearm Among American Youth Hit 12-Year High in 2013
Fla. law allows backyard shooting ranges
Psychopathic violent offenders' brains can't understand punishment
A fight over access to video from LAPD body cameras is shaping up
Related: For police body cameras, big costs loom in storing footage
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination
Smartphone thefts plummet after kill-switch introduction
This Popular Wireless Alarm System Can Be Hacked With A Magnet And Scotch Tape
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
Early ancestors used their hands like modern humans
Big-toothed fossil may be primitive new human
Malocclusion and dental crowding arose 12,000 years ago with earliest farmers, study shows
Larger area analysis of patterns in ancient N. American prehistory
Earliest evidence of large-scale human-produced air pollution in South America found
1st Americans Used Spear-Throwers to Hunt Large Animals
York academics reveal fishy cooking habits of North American hunter-gatherers
Kennewick Man's DNA likely that of a Native
Rock Art in the Sahara Desert Draws Scientists to Ancient Lakes
Cult Sites in Israel Dotted with Penis-Shaped Stone Structures
Mystery Over 15th-Century Drilled Skull Solved?
Newfound
'Gospel of the Lots of Mary' Discovered in Ancient Text
Found in Spain: traces of Hannibal's troops
Italy
seizes more than 5,000 looted antiquities in record haulFound in Spain: traces of Hannibal's troops
Original Magna Carta Copy Found in Scrapbook
National security, defense
U.S. Considers Supplying Arms to Ukraine Forces, Officials Say
Forbes Web site was compromised by Chinese cyberespionage group
Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Suspected in Anthem Attack
I was an American sniper, and Chris Kyle’s war was not my war (opinion)
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Does Humanity's Destiny Lie in Interstellar Space Travel? (Op-Ed)
Earth's Moon May Not Be Critical to Life
Cosmic Cappuccino: Delicious Swirls in Mars' South Pole (be sure to check out the additional images)
NASA video showcasing highlights from the last five years of sun watching Watch how a NASA sub could explore Titan's biggest methane sea
Watch how DARPA plans to launch small rockets from flying jets
Exploring
the solar system with nuclear powerCosmic Cappuccino: Delicious Swirls in Mars' South Pole (be sure to check out the additional images)
NASA video showcasing highlights from the last five years of sun watching Watch how a NASA sub could explore Titan's biggest methane sea
Watch how DARPA plans to launch small rockets from flying jets
Cosmic inflation: New study says BICEP detection was wrong
First stars get 150 million years younger overnight
Evidence for dark matter in the inner Milky Way
No Big Bang? Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning
More info: Did the big bang really happen? Yes, despite recent claims to the contrary
Black holes do not exist where space and time do not exist, says new theory
What's happening in the universe right now?
Does time pass? New book says it does—but not in the way you may think
In the Quantum World, the Future Affects the Past
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
New
process allows for stronger, lighter, flexible steel
Catalyst uses light to convert nitrogen to ammonia: Potential for environmentally friendly fertilizer
Wrinkle predictions: New mathematical theory may explain patterns in fingerprints and raisins
Physicists observe motion of skyrmions
Silver-Glass Sandwich Structure Acts as Inexpensive Color Filter
Self-stretching material: No limit to number of times material can change shape
Technology and engineering, robotics
Scalable electric drive for heavy vehicles
"Octopus" robot makes waves with ultra-fast propulsion
You can now stop drones from flying over your home and looking into your window
Computers and software, the Internet
FCC and Net neutrality: What you really need to know
China Further Tightens Grip on the Internet
Wikipedia is amazing. But it’s become a rancorous, sexist, elitist, stupidly bureaucratic mess
Senators call for investigation into Verizon 'supercookies'
Researchers train computers to understand emotions conveyed by images
The Wikipedia Ouroboros -- on bad facts and questionable policy
Once $399 A Year, Google Earth Pro Is Now Free
Of note
Why are believers ignorant about atheists?
_________
Catalyst uses light to convert nitrogen to ammonia: Potential for environmentally friendly fertilizer
Wrinkle predictions: New mathematical theory may explain patterns in fingerprints and raisins
Physicists observe motion of skyrmions
Silver-Glass Sandwich Structure Acts as Inexpensive Color Filter
Self-stretching material: No limit to number of times material can change shape
Technology and engineering, robotics
Scalable electric drive for heavy vehicles
"Octopus" robot makes waves with ultra-fast propulsion
You can now stop drones from flying over your home and looking into your window
Computers and software, the Internet
FCC and Net neutrality: What you really need to know
China Further Tightens Grip on the Internet
Wikipedia is amazing. But it’s become a rancorous, sexist, elitist, stupidly bureaucratic mess
Senators call for investigation into Verizon 'supercookies'
Researchers train computers to understand emotions conveyed by images
The Wikipedia Ouroboros -- on bad facts and questionable policy
Once $399 A Year, Google Earth Pro Is Now Free
Of note
Why are believers ignorant about atheists?
_________
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