Wildlife and habitat
Plight of the albatrosses: Choking on plastic waste
Related: Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash
Ocean acidification impacts coastal rivers
Tuna in peril as catches reach triple the limit
Fast-tracked solar project could speed Mojave Desert's demise
Hunt for Seeds to Save Species, Perhaps by Helping Them Move
40% of lowland forests in Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo cleared in 15 years
Related: Indonesia: Palm oil developers push into Indonesia's last frontier
Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally
In Japan’s Managed Landscape, a Struggle to Save the Bears
Costa Rica proposes to downgrade Las Baulas National Park, threatening leatherback sea turtles
Salt-loving algae wipe out fish in Appalachian stream (more re Dunkard Creek)
Brown Pelican No Longer Endangered: U.S.
India to move all zoo elephants to wildlife parks
Deer Still Shun Iron Curtain Border, 20 Years After the Guards and Barbed Wire Vanished
A biology whodunnit: are rodents helping protect trees from fire?
Mayfly may thwart $3 billion in coal mined in U.S. mountaintops
Brazil: Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs
Discoveries about the natural world
Bird "Sings" Through Feathers
Elephant seals may take naps while diving
Pigs Prove to Be Smart, if Not Vain
Predatory coral photographed eating a jellyfish
Bizarre Lives Of Bone-eating Worms
Deep-sea crab that eats trees
Bees that fight to death over females
In The War Between The Sexes, The One With The Closest Fungal Relationship Wins
Can A Plant Be Altruistic?
Why do leaves turn color in the fall?
New Orchid Deception Found: Wearing The Scent Of Hornet's Prey
Weather and climate
More Record Highs and Far Fewer Lows
Mini ice age took hold of Europe in months
Cave Study Links Climate Change To California Droughts
New study finds Greenland ice cap melting faster than ever
El Nino Picking Up Steam
Environmental policy
Obama Trailing Bush on Species Protection (Center for Biological Diversity)
Stalemate in Copenhagen (The Center for Public Integrity)
Related: Environmental Agency Warns 2 Staff Lawyers Over Video Criticizing Climate Policy
More info: The Huge Mistake - Climate Change Solutions 2009 (video)
Energy
Gloomy Energy Report Sets the Stage for Climate Talks
Related: The Pursuit of New Ways to Boost Solar Development
Related: Modern Solar Technologies Shading Out Silicon Solar Panels
Power for U.S. Comes From Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons
New Utah Wind Farm Will Power Los Angeles Homes
Researchers turn algae into high-temperature hydrogen source
Whistleblowers Say Oil Reserve Numbers Deliberately Inflated to Avoid Panic, Appease the US (AlterNet)
Cocaine, spices, hormones in drinking water
Natural Gas Drilling Produces Radioactive Wastewater
Related: Pennsylvania: Gas company slapped with environmental violations in Dimock Township
NY: New Yorkers tell DEC -- 'No fracking way'
Vietnam: Water shortage could spell doom in south
Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling
Study links high BPA levels to male sexual problems
Main Ingredients in Household Dust Come From Outdoors -- Arsenic, other particles tracked indoors can be harmful
Pesticide Levels Lower in Corn Belt Rivers
Ohio wants to use industrial poison on bedbugs at home
EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread
Food-borne ills can have lasting consequences: report
Teens Less Likely To Wash Hands When Cooking, More Likely To Cross-contaminate Raw Food Than Adults
In raw oyster trade, FDA's safety proposal is tough to swallow
New Evidence That Dark Chocolate Helps Ease Emotional Stress
Lab-Grown Meat: The Answer to Animal Cruelty and Environmental Ruin From Feedlots? (AlterNet)
Health and medicine, human behavior
Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes
Wireless Phones Alter Levels of Brain Chemical
Progress in Stamping Out Smoking Has Stalled
Related: Africa: The tobacco war's new battleground
Trial Data on Anti-Seizure Drug Might Have Been Manipulated: Report
Many Doctors Do Unneeded Pap Smears, Study Finds
Medicines to Deter Some Cancers Are Not Taken
Breast Cancer May Be Gone, But Nearly Half of Patients Have Chronic Pain
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots -- Study raises concerns about a treatment for chemo patients
Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier
Related: Too Much Selenium Can Increase Your Cholesterol
Theory About Long And Short-term Memory Challenged By New Research
Related: To make memories, new neurons must erase older ones
Rat Made Supersmart -- Similar Boost Unsafe in Humans?
Findings inconclusive on teaching abstinence -- Panel heralds results of comprehensive sex-education programs
Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo
Dangerous By Design -- 76,000 pedestrian deaths in the U.S. over 15 years (Transportation for America)
Bad Decisions May Be Contagious
Education
Wireless Phones Alter Levels of Brain Chemical
Progress in Stamping Out Smoking Has Stalled
Related: Africa: The tobacco war's new battleground
Trial Data on Anti-Seizure Drug Might Have Been Manipulated: Report
Many Doctors Do Unneeded Pap Smears, Study Finds
Medicines to Deter Some Cancers Are Not Taken
Breast Cancer May Be Gone, But Nearly Half of Patients Have Chronic Pain
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots -- Study raises concerns about a treatment for chemo patients
Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier
Related: Too Much Selenium Can Increase Your Cholesterol
Theory About Long And Short-term Memory Challenged By New Research
Related: To make memories, new neurons must erase older ones
Rat Made Supersmart -- Similar Boost Unsafe in Humans?
Findings inconclusive on teaching abstinence -- Panel heralds results of comprehensive sex-education programs
Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo
Dangerous By Design -- 76,000 pedestrian deaths in the U.S. over 15 years (Transportation for America)
Bad Decisions May Be Contagious
Education
There's a growing collection of university lectures available on YouTube and elsewhere online
Creationism, Minus a Young Earth, Emerges in the Islamic World
Archeology, art and history
Vanished Persian Army Said Found in Desert
Stone Age humans crossed Sahara in the rain
Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace
Czech archaeologists uncover Europe's largest rondel enclosures
UK: Stone Age weapons factory unearthed
British archaeology professor finds missing legs of 900-year-old Buddhist statue
Macaws bred far from tropics during pre-Columbian times
2012: Six End-of-the-World Myths Debunked
Stone Age humans crossed Sahara in the rain
Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace
Czech archaeologists uncover Europe's largest rondel enclosures
UK: Stone Age weapons factory unearthed
British archaeology professor finds missing legs of 900-year-old Buddhist statue
Macaws bred far from tropics during pre-Columbian times
2012: Six End-of-the-World Myths Debunked
National security, defense
U.S. Envoy Urges Caution on Additional Forces for Afghanistan
Controversial scientist say China gave Pakistan enough enriched uranium in '82 to make 2 bombs
China proves to be an aggressive foe in cyberspace
U.S. Envoy Urges Caution on Additional Forces for Afghanistan
Controversial scientist say China gave Pakistan enough enriched uranium in '82 to make 2 bombs
China proves to be an aggressive foe in cyberspace
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
NASA sees "significant quantities" of water on the moon
Exoplanets Clue To Sun's Curious Chemistry
Rosetta spacecraft may help unravel cosmic mystery
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
NASA sees "significant quantities" of water on the moon
Exoplanets Clue To Sun's Curious Chemistry
Rosetta spacecraft may help unravel cosmic mystery
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Technology and engineering, robotics
Cryptographic voting debuts
Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics
Far from a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope
Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics
Far from a Lab? Turn a Cellphone Into a Microscope
Computers and software, the Internet
Of note
9 Silly Things People Say When They Hear You Don't Want Kids (And Ways to Counter Them)
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www.chuckyounger.us (a slideshow of some of my photos)
9 Silly Things People Say When They Hear You Don't Want Kids (And Ways to Counter Them)
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www.chuckyounger.us (a slideshow of some of my photos)
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