Wildlife and
habitat
African Countries Make War on Elephant Poachers
Sea Shepherd reports it found, shut down key Japanese whaling ship
Ocean Acidification Is Worse Than It's Been for 300 Million Years
Strange birds: Texas drought twists migrations of many flocks, depletes food, water resources
Earthworms to Blame for Decline of Ovenbirds in Northern Midwest Forests
New report questions hard-edged 'living shorelines' in estuaries
Pacific Sea Otters’ Failure to Thrive Confounds Wildlife Sleuths
Law that regulates shark fishery is too liberal: study
What 9/11 showed about whale stress
Elephant Behavior and Conservation Issues
Hunting claims hundreds of wolves in Northern Rockies
Related: Wildlife groups ask for California wolf protections
California's lone wolf returns to Oregon
Ecosanctuary Planned for Wild Horses Removed from the Range
U.S. Urban Forests Losing Ground
Also see: i-Tree
Red knot on N.J. endangered species list
Helping Protect Vulnerable Birds from Impacts of Climate Change (California study)
Lotic Dragon and Damselfly Species Less Able to Adapt to Climate Change
Illegal Orangutan Trader Prosecuted
Rare whale caught on film for first time
UK's 'biggest fox' killed
Miami 'Art' Taxidermist Imprisoned for Wildlife Smuggling
What Makes a Robot Fish Attractive? Robot Fish Moves to the Head of the School
Discoveries about the natural world
New study supports theory of extraterrestrial impact 12,900 years ago
Nearby Chimp Populations Show Much Greater Genetic Diversity Than Distant Human Ones
Female bonobos use homosexual sex to increase social status
Unexpected crustacean diversity discovered in northern freshwater ecosystems
Spider Silk Conducts Heat as Well as Metals
Fancy Footwork and Non-Stick Leg Coating Helps Spiders Not Stick to Their Own Webs
Flying jewels spell death for baby spiders
UK: Ant identification boosts blue butterflies
Snakes around world evolve along similar path of poison resistance say biologists
Sawfishes Sure Can Wield a Saw
Bacteria Tend Leafcutter Ants' Gardens
Human origins traced to worm fossil in Canada
Evolutionary question re England's peppered moths, answered
Inherited Epigenetics Produced Record Fast Evolution in Chickens
How Insects 'Remodel' Their Bodies Between Life Stages
Nordic trees 'survived Ice Age'
What caused big coyotes to shrink to modern-day size
A Tiny Horse That Got Even Tinier as the Planet Heated Up
Floor of Oldest Fossilized Forest Discovered: 385 Million Years Old
T. rex bite was world's strongest
Super-sized fleas adapted to feed off dinosaurs
New mathematical model explains how hosts survive parasite attacks
In Forests, Past Disturbances Obscure Warming Impacts
Neither Birth nor Death Stops a Flock, New Theory Shows
Yellowstone's hot water may be from single source
The Earth's new water budget -- Whether Earth always had the same amount of water
Weather and climate
Study finds thickest parts of Arctic ice cap melting faster
Related: Study: Arctic sea ice decline may be driving recent snowy winters
Weathering of rocks impacts climate change
Environmental policy
Time for a rethink on climate change, say top environmental economists Time to act to prevent worsening global environmental deterioration, say experts
Nuclear Industry Sues to Reverse Grand Canyon Uranium Land Withdrawal
Shortcuts costly when buying conservation from farmers: study
Energy
Deepwater Oil Drilling Picks Up Again as BP Disaster Fades
Why the Keystone pipeline would boost pump prices
Shale Promises or Shale Spin? (video of an excellent discussion re U.S. nat. gas industry)
New Energy-Dense Battery Could Enable Long-Distance Electric Cars
Related: A Tour of the U.S.'s Clean Energy Future [Slide Show]
Water
UN scientists warn of increased groundwater demands due to climate change
Air
Gasoline Worse Than Diesel When It Comes to Some Types of Air Pollution
Like Wyoming, Utah finds high wintertime ozone pollution near oil, gas wells
Nasa finds sea ice decline driving rise in Arctic air pollutants
Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling
Effects of Environmental Toxicants Reach Down Through Generations
Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Near Mine Sites
CDC: 13 deaths tied to bath refinishing chemical
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
Praying for rain in Paraguay
Researcher tracks agricultural overuse of bug-killing technology
Judge Dismisses Organic Farmers' Case Against Monsanto
820 German farms hit by 'Schmallenberg' virus: institute
Neurotoxins in Shark Fins: A Human Health Concern
Eating Citrus Fruit May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Health and medicine, human behavior
Is Sugar Toxic? | Radio Times | WHYY (audio - !)
New Infant Formula Ingredients Boost Babies' Immunity by Feeding Their Gut Bacteria
Tonsils make T cells, too, study shows
FDA adds diabetes, memory loss warnings to statins
Study finds higher death risk with sleeping pills
It's Not Just Fukushima: Mass Disaster Evacuations Challenge Planners
More hospitals charge upfront fees for non-urgent care in emergency rooms
Cocoa may enhance skeletal muscle function
Low Levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Cause Memory Problems
Vitamin D Shrinks Fibroid Tumors in Rats
How Exercise Fuels the Brain
Marijuana May Impair Memory via the Brain's Non-Firing Cells
Memory Formation Triggered by Stem Cell Development
When Our Eyes Serve Our Stomach
How Anesthetic Isoflurane Induces Alzheimer's-Like Changes in Mammalian Brains
Blood Mystery Solved: Two New Blood Types Identified
Bats Harbor Novel Type of Influenza
Study links spanking and genetics to childhood aggression
Significant State-by-State Differences in Black, White Life Expectancy
For U.S. Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage
Women Happier in Relationships When Men Feel Their Pain
Winning Makes People More Aggressive Toward the Defeated
Trusting Feelings When Predicting Future Events: The Emotional Oracle Effect
Neuroscientist group finds daydreaming uses same parts of the brain as social skills
Conscious Perception Has Little to Do With Primary Visual Cortex, Research Suggests
African Countries Make War on Elephant Poachers
Sea Shepherd reports it found, shut down key Japanese whaling ship
Ocean Acidification Is Worse Than It's Been for 300 Million Years
Strange birds: Texas drought twists migrations of many flocks, depletes food, water resources
Earthworms to Blame for Decline of Ovenbirds in Northern Midwest Forests
New report questions hard-edged 'living shorelines' in estuaries
Pacific Sea Otters’ Failure to Thrive Confounds Wildlife Sleuths
Law that regulates shark fishery is too liberal: study
What 9/11 showed about whale stress
Elephant Behavior and Conservation Issues
Hunting claims hundreds of wolves in Northern Rockies
Related: Wildlife groups ask for California wolf protections
California's lone wolf returns to Oregon
Ecosanctuary Planned for Wild Horses Removed from the Range
U.S. Urban Forests Losing Ground
Also see: i-Tree
Red knot on N.J. endangered species list
Helping Protect Vulnerable Birds from Impacts of Climate Change (California study)
Lotic Dragon and Damselfly Species Less Able to Adapt to Climate Change
Illegal Orangutan Trader Prosecuted
Rare whale caught on film for first time
UK's 'biggest fox' killed
Miami 'Art' Taxidermist Imprisoned for Wildlife Smuggling
What Makes a Robot Fish Attractive? Robot Fish Moves to the Head of the School
Discoveries about the natural world
New study supports theory of extraterrestrial impact 12,900 years ago
Nearby Chimp Populations Show Much Greater Genetic Diversity Than Distant Human Ones
Female bonobos use homosexual sex to increase social status
Unexpected crustacean diversity discovered in northern freshwater ecosystems
Spider Silk Conducts Heat as Well as Metals
Fancy Footwork and Non-Stick Leg Coating Helps Spiders Not Stick to Their Own Webs
Flying jewels spell death for baby spiders
UK: Ant identification boosts blue butterflies
Snakes around world evolve along similar path of poison resistance say biologists
Sawfishes Sure Can Wield a Saw
Bacteria Tend Leafcutter Ants' Gardens
Human origins traced to worm fossil in Canada
Evolutionary question re England's peppered moths, answered
Inherited Epigenetics Produced Record Fast Evolution in Chickens
How Insects 'Remodel' Their Bodies Between Life Stages
Nordic trees 'survived Ice Age'
What caused big coyotes to shrink to modern-day size
A Tiny Horse That Got Even Tinier as the Planet Heated Up
Floor of Oldest Fossilized Forest Discovered: 385 Million Years Old
T. rex bite was world's strongest
Super-sized fleas adapted to feed off dinosaurs
New mathematical model explains how hosts survive parasite attacks
In Forests, Past Disturbances Obscure Warming Impacts
Neither Birth nor Death Stops a Flock, New Theory Shows
Yellowstone's hot water may be from single source
The Earth's new water budget -- Whether Earth always had the same amount of water
Weather and climate
Study finds thickest parts of Arctic ice cap melting faster
Related: Study: Arctic sea ice decline may be driving recent snowy winters
Weathering of rocks impacts climate change
Environmental policy
Time for a rethink on climate change, say top environmental economists Time to act to prevent worsening global environmental deterioration, say experts
Nuclear Industry Sues to Reverse Grand Canyon Uranium Land Withdrawal
Shortcuts costly when buying conservation from farmers: study
Energy
Deepwater Oil Drilling Picks Up Again as BP Disaster Fades
Why the Keystone pipeline would boost pump prices
Shale Promises or Shale Spin? (video of an excellent discussion re U.S. nat. gas industry)
New Energy-Dense Battery Could Enable Long-Distance Electric Cars
Related: A Tour of the U.S.'s Clean Energy Future [Slide Show]
Water
UN scientists warn of increased groundwater demands due to climate change
Air
Gasoline Worse Than Diesel When It Comes to Some Types of Air Pollution
Like Wyoming, Utah finds high wintertime ozone pollution near oil, gas wells
Nasa finds sea ice decline driving rise in Arctic air pollutants
Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling
Effects of Environmental Toxicants Reach Down Through Generations
Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Near Mine Sites
CDC: 13 deaths tied to bath refinishing chemical
Agriculture and food, livestock and pets
Praying for rain in Paraguay
Researcher tracks agricultural overuse of bug-killing technology
Judge Dismisses Organic Farmers' Case Against Monsanto
820 German farms hit by 'Schmallenberg' virus: institute
Neurotoxins in Shark Fins: A Human Health Concern
Eating Citrus Fruit May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Health and medicine, human behavior
Is Sugar Toxic? | Radio Times | WHYY (audio - !)
New Infant Formula Ingredients Boost Babies' Immunity by Feeding Their Gut Bacteria
Tonsils make T cells, too, study shows
FDA adds diabetes, memory loss warnings to statins
Study finds higher death risk with sleeping pills
It's Not Just Fukushima: Mass Disaster Evacuations Challenge Planners
More hospitals charge upfront fees for non-urgent care in emergency rooms
Cocoa may enhance skeletal muscle function
Low Levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Cause Memory Problems
Vitamin D Shrinks Fibroid Tumors in Rats
How Exercise Fuels the Brain
Marijuana May Impair Memory via the Brain's Non-Firing Cells
Memory Formation Triggered by Stem Cell Development
When Our Eyes Serve Our Stomach
How Anesthetic Isoflurane Induces Alzheimer's-Like Changes in Mammalian Brains
Blood Mystery Solved: Two New Blood Types Identified
Bats Harbor Novel Type of Influenza
Study links spanking and genetics to childhood aggression
Significant State-by-State Differences in Black, White Life Expectancy
For U.S. Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage
Women Happier in Relationships When Men Feel Their Pain
Winning Makes People More Aggressive Toward the Defeated
Trusting Feelings When Predicting Future Events: The Emotional Oracle Effect
Neuroscientist group finds daydreaming uses same parts of the brain as social skills
Conscious Perception Has Little to Do With Primary Visual Cortex, Research Suggests
Education
New Computers Respond to Students' Emotions, Boredom
Girls' Verbal Skills Make Them Better at Arithmetic, Study Finds
Law
Should Corporations Have More Leeway to Kill Than People Do?
Records detail mosque spying; NYPD defends tactics
More info: White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance
U.S. Judge Strikes Down F.D.A. Cigarette Labels
Feel cheated by a big company? Small claims court brings big wins
Archeology, art and history
First Evidence of Hunting by Prehistoric People in What Is Now Ohio
Radical theory of first Americans places Stone Age Europeans in Delmarva 20,000 years ago
Evidence suggests Neanderthals took to boats before modern humans
European Neanderthals on the Verge of Extinction Even Before the Arrival of Modern Humans
Stone Age Pebble Holds Mysterious Meaning
Lead poisoning in Rome: The skeletal evidence
Oetzi the Iceman's nuclear genome gives new insights
Classic Maya Civilization Collapse Related to Modest Rainfall Reductions, Research Suggests
Lux in Arcana: The Vatican secret archive revealed
Ancient rock art found in Brazil
National security, defense
The Obama Doctrine -- How the president's drone war is backfiring
Taliban Captives Dispute U.S. View on Afghanistan War
Report: Hackers seized control of NASA computers
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Flying Over the Earth at Night
Mystery deepens around dark core in cosmic collision
In the early universe, rapid expansion or something very weird
'Nomad' planets may outnumber stars in Milky Way
Chemical Clues on Formation of Planetary Systems: Earth 'Siblings' Can Be Different
New twist in antimatter mystery
String theory explained simply (video)
Why we've got the cosmological constant all wrong
Warp drives may come with a killer downside
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Spider Silk Conducts Heat as Well as Metals
Technology and engineering, robotics
Researchers develop 'SpeechJammer' gun that can quash human utterances
Computers and software, the Inte
Hacker thieves targeted Anonymous allies: Symantec
_________
Technology and engineering, robotics
Researchers develop 'SpeechJammer' gun that can quash human utterances
Computers and software, the Inte
Hacker thieves targeted Anonymous allies: Symantec
_________
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