Wildlife and habitat

Earth's Life Support Systems Failing
Drought wiping out Kenya wildlife
Natural Resources Under Siege -- Illegal Trade Soars in Madagascar

Conservation Targets Too Small to Stop Extinction
Groups seek urgent Great Lakes carp defenses
Alien Giant Snakes Threaten to Invade Up to 1/3 of U.S.
    Also see: USGS: Huge Snakes Pose 'High Risk' to U.S. Ecosystems
Florida: Make (lots of) room for panthers (editorial)
New federal protection for green sturgeon
Canadian rivers in trouble, study warns
Federal scientists urge limiting offshore drilling plans
Man-made noise blamed for whale deaths (UK)
Bird species 'sharing nest boxes' (UK)
Fall foliage diminished as aspen trees die across the West
    More info: Experts Pin Hopes on Cutting, Burning to Save West's Dying Aspen
Yellowstone OKs plan to curb snowmobiles
Sweden Turning Stray Rabbits Into Biofuel
UK: Massive killer whale pod sighted
British Wildlife Photography Award Winners

Leveling Appalachia: The legacy of mountaintop removal mining (video)

Discoveries about the natural world

How 'superswarms' of krill gather
Physics? It's All the Same to Birds and Babies
Plants Can Recognize Their Siblings, and Researchers Have Discovered How
Jumping Spider Prefers Green Leaves to Meat
Genetics Reveal Breeding Secrets of Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks
Barnacles' sticky secret revealed
In Mammals, a Complex Journey to the Middle Ear
Dino-eating pterosaur fills a gap

Giant impact near India -- not Mexico -- may have doomed dinosaurs
Natural nukes may have crippled early life

Weather and climate

UN update: climate change hitting sooner and stronger
'Scary' climate message from past
A warming pause? (RealClimate)
    Related: Anatomy of a lie (DeepClimate)
Arctic trek confirms very thin sea ice
Stormier Arctic Predicted as Ice Melts

Curbing Climate Change by Sealing Gas Leaks

Environmental policy

Farm Bureau Aims to Kill Climate Bill
Oregon project tests Obama forest policy
Pennsylvania: Budget Dramatically Shifts Resources From Environmental Protection, Conservation (PEC)
    Related: Pennsylvaia: Budget limits forest drilling impact

Energy

Super hub for renewable energy planned

The New Way to Tap Gas (Fracing) May Expand Global Supplies
Tiny 'nuclear batteries' unveiled

Air

Magnetic leaves reveal Bellingham's most polluted byways
New York enacts statewide ban on open waste burning
Take a deep breath -- more bad news on air pollution

Water

Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways -- “It’s like being in the third world.”
Calif. water war spreads to Congress
Louisiana Urban Stormwater Coalition First in USA

Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling

OMB endocrine directive draws industry cheers, enviro jeers
Study Shows Prenatal Exposure to Plastic Chemical BPA May Affect Kids' Behavior

Agriculture and food, livestock and pets

Fruit fly pest identified in wine grapes
Agri-chemical companies are both breeding and killing bees (The Ecologist)
Microchips Result in High Rate of Return of Shelter Animals to Owners

Health and medicine, human behavior

Study: 52% Lower Chance of Dying at Top-rated Hospitals
Getting to the core of H1N1 flu deaths
Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects
Misuse of antibiotics not the only cause of resistance says report
    Related: Paradigm shift needed to combat drug resistance
Radiation overdoses point up dangers of CT scans
Unusual bacteria help balance the immune system in mice
New Evidence Shakes up Perceptions of Salt
Families Need to Know When Dementia Becomes Terminal
    Related: Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Side Effects in Statin Users Linked to Gene Mutation
Scientists Remove Amyloid Plaques From Brains Of Live Animals With Alzheimer's Disease
The spread of new diseases: The climate connection
Experts propose a name change for women's heart disease
Popular antidepressant associated with a dramatic increase in suicidal thoughts amongst men
Dyslexia More Complicated for Chinese
New Study Suggests Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors
Researchers document how brain computes language
In 1918 Pandemic, Another Possible Killer: Aspirin
Scientists discover protein receptor for carbonation taste
Specter of MRI disease haunts GE
Bosses Who Feel Inadequate Can Turn Into Bullies
A Serious Question: Why Do We Laugh?
    Related: Fear Of Being Laughed At Crosses Cultural Boundaries
Culture is more important than genes to altruistic behavior in large-scale societies

Under Obama, Regulatory Agencies Step Up Enforcement
News In Red And Blue: Messages About Social Factors And Health Can Backfire
How Will Health Reform Help Pennsylvania? (Pa. Budget and Policy Center)

Education

The Millennial Muddle -- How stereotyping students became a thriving industry and a bundle of contradictions

Law

Justice Dept. to Review Bush Policy on DNA Test Waivers

Study Finds Differing Long-term Effects of Hand-held Cellphone Bans on Driver Hand-held Cellphone Use
Debate follows bills to remove clotheslines bans

Archeology, art and history

North America comet theory questioned
    Also see: Asteroid impact-driven climate change called into question
Significant Clovis site in Texas provides evidence of older occupation
A 200,000-year-old cut of meat
Technology Brings New Insights To One Of The Oldest Middle Eastern Languages Still Spoken
Experts find rare Crusader-era murals in Syria
World's Oldest Submerged Town Dates Back 5,000 Years
    Related: 12 Great Underwater Discoveries

Canadian expert claims new da Vinci painting found

National security, defense

Russia Gas Pipeline Heightens East Europe’s Fears

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Pleiades and Stardust
Mystery emissions found at solar system edge
    More info: Scientists Explore Galactic Frontier, Release First-Ever All-Sky Map (w/ Video)
How the Moon produces its own water
What shook up Saturn's rings in 1984?
Europa's proposed ocean could be rich in oxygen
Was moon-smashing mission doomed from the start?
The moon belongs to no one – yet

Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics

Physicists discover novel electronic properties in two-dimensional carbon structure
'Magnetic electricity' found
3 Nobel Winners Who Probably Changed Your Life
Researchers Use Radio Waves to "See" Through Walls
Do lava lamps and actual lava share similar characteristics?
The Collider, the Particle and a "Crazy" Theory About Fate (essay)

Technology and engineering, robotics

Dyson Unveils His Bladeless Fan (w/ Videos)
1,001 Cameras See In Gigapixels
New camera promises to capture your whole life

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