Wildlife and habitat

Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa
The case of the dying aspens
Canada: More Shrubbery in a Warming World
Loss of dissolved oxygen in oceans squeezes billfish habitat

U.S. Will Not Finance New Research on Chimps
    Also see: Gov't to adopt strict new limits on chimp research
Elephant seal travels 18,000 miles
Erosion of traditional 'taboos' threatens Madagascar's lemurs
Complex sex life of goats could have implications for wildlife management
New study documents cumulative impact of mountaintop mining
Marijuana Grow Sites Found on National Forests in 20 States

Discoveries about the natural world

Experiments explain why almost all multicellular organisms begin life as a single cell
Endangered orangutans offer a new evolutionary model for early humans
Compared to Neanderthals, modern humans have a better sense of smell
Savanna Chimps Exhibit Human-Like Sharing Behavior, Anthropologists Say
Crows show advanced learning abilities
A whole new meaning for thinking on your feet
Pythons and people take turns as predators and prey
Memory like a fish
World's smallest frogs discovered in New Guinea
A Roach With the Reach of a Grasshopper

Dinosaurs with killer claws yield new theory about flight
Controversy over Triceratops identity continues

2010 Spike in Greenland Ice Loss Lifted Bedrock, GPS Reveals

Weather and climate

Shock as retreat of Arctic sea ice releases deadly greenhouse gas

Environmental policy

Analysis: U.S. Congress Attacks Drinking Water
EPA To Unveil Stricter Rules For Power Plants

EPA Approves Hydrocarbon Refrigerants for Commercial and Household Use
Georgia Fined for Burying Trout Streams in Highway Waste

Energy

Marcellus Shale Maps and Guides
Some Blame Hydraulic Fracturing for Earthquake Epidemic

Air

Study finds increasing atmospheric concentrations of new flame retardants

Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling

Cotton Fabric Cleans Itself When Exposed to Ordinary Sunlight

Agriculture and food, livestock and pets

Scientists Discover Anti-Inflammatory Polyphenols in Apple Peels
Shared flavor compounds show up on US menus, rare in Asian cuisines

Growstones ideal alternative to perlite, parboiled rice hulls

Health and medicine, human behavior

World vigilant after Dutch lab mutates killer virus
Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents Becoming More Common
Cannabis harms the brain - but that's not the full story
New disinfection technique could revolutionize hospital room cleaning
Inbreeding in Bed Bugs: One Key to Massive Increases in Infestations
Smoking Is Strongly Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma Among Women
    Related: Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens
                  Teens swapping cigarettes for flavored mini cigars
                  New report identifies research needed on 'modified risk' tobacco products
                  Life after cigarettes
Overweight children face heart risks as young as 3, study says
Global Update: Snakebite: Experts Seek New Emphasis on Quiet Killer
Wayne State study shows early research on cellphone conversations likely overestimated crash risk
Planting improves heart rate, stress levels of mentally challenged adults
Autism's Lone Wolf
Friends and Loved Ones Yawn Together
The paradox of gift giving: More not better, says new study
National Pride Brings Happiness, but What You're Proud of Matters
Nostalgic consumers are more likely to give to charity
Why Do People Defend Unjust, Inept, and Corrupt Systems?
A brain's failure to appreciate others may permit human atrocities

Was Darwin wrong about emotions?
Learning high-performance tasks with no conscious effort may soon be possible (w/ video)

Education

Online Schools Score Better on Wall Street Than in Classrooms
Study debunks myths about gender and math performance

Archeology, art and history

Experts stumped by ancient Jerusalem markings

National security, defense

A few hacker teams do most China-based data theft
Among Gingrich’s Passions, a Doomsday Vision

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

Space Weather Prediction Model Improves Forecasting
NASA developing comet harpoon for sample return
Stars: How big is big?
Is Vesta the 'smallest terrestrial planet?'
More clues in the hunt for the Higgs
    More info: Data Hints at Elusive Particle, but the Wait Continues

Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics

Inspired by insect cuticle, Wyss Institute develops material that's tough and strong

Researchers explain what makes granular material become solid

Computers and software, the Internet

Developing artificial intelligence systems that can interpret images

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