Extinction debt suggests endangered species are doomed
Poachers kill dozens of elephants, including 33 pregnant females, in Chad
Sea Shepherd Seeks Dutch Prosecution of Japanese Whalers
Three years after BP oil spill, USF research finds massive die-off
Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic collapse
Quest for Illegal Gain at the Sea Bottom Divides Fishing Communities
Pennsylvania: All but 23 of 10,000 bats in Durham bat mine have died
Northeast drilling boom threatens forest wildlife
Ecuador auctions off Amazon to Chinese oil firms
Secret orangutan population found on Borneo
Ants Rise With Temperature
For Polar Bears Contending With Climate Change, "It's Survival Of The Fattest"
Starving Sea Lion Pups Still Washing Up by the Hundreds in California
Florida Algae Bloom Leads to Record Manatee Deaths
Wave of prawn deaths baffles Chile city of Coronel
Florida panther released recently from captivity is hunting successfully
Florida battles slimy invasion by giant snails
Brazilian team discovers new porcupine species in threatened Atlantic Forest
How the Department of the Interior Sold Out America's Wild Horses
Study: Shale Development Fragmenting Allegheny & Susquehanna County Forests
After 17 Years, the Northeast Is About to Be Blanketed by a Swarm of Cicadas
Real Fur, Masquerading as Faux
Little evidence of bighead and silver carp in the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers
Groups sue Montana over trapping of imperiled lynx
Warmer weather liberates the mourning cloaks
Discoveries about the natural world
Giant squid genetics reveal family secrets
Bat-Eating Spiders Are Everywhere, Study Finds
Peru surprises with 2 new amazing species of woodlizards
Fish’s DNA May Explain How Fins Turned to Feet
Researchers measure cavitation noise in trees
Comet, Not Asteroid, Killed Dinosaurs, Study Suggests
Mega-eruptions Caused Mass Extinction, Study Finds
Grand Canyon Age Debate Rages As Geologists Publish New Research
Scripps scientists discover 'lubricant' for Earth's tectonic plates
Weather and climate
Arctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century
Antarctic ice melting faster than in past 1000 years
Related: Melt may explain Antarctica's sea ice expansion
Cutting specific pollutants would slow sea level rise, research says
The Methane Beneath Our Feet (commentary)
If You Thought 2012 Was Hot, Just Wait a Few Years
Global Warming Not Significant in 2012 Drought: Report
European fisheries flip with long-term ocean cycle
Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study
Natural climate swings contribute more to increased monsoon rainfall than global warming
The Fossil Fuel Resistance
E.P.A. Will Delay Rule Limiting Carbon Emissions at New Power Plants
Dark Lightning: Who Could it Hurt?
Environmental policy
Former EPA Climate Adviser Rips Obama Over Environmental Regulations
Energy
World's energy 'as dirty now as 20 years ago', IEA says
Industry ties scrutinized of MIT’s professor picked for top energy post
Small in size, big on power: New microbatteries the most powerful yet
Judge rules administration overlooked fracking risks in California mineral leases
Keystone Public Comments Won't Be Made Public, State Department Says
Canadian and U.S. native bands vow to block oil pipelines
China imposes strict fuel economy standards on auto industry
Colorado: Parachute Creek spill continues uncontained; cause, source unknown
States deciding not to look at seismic risks of drilling
Also see: Fracking's Latest Scandal? Earthquake Swarms
Air
Road Traffic Pollution as Serious as Passive Smoke in Development of Childhood Asthma
Related: Low-Income, Minority Californians Suffer Worst Asthma
Sand From Fracking Could Pose Lung Disease Risk To Workers
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
Pesticide Suspected in Bee Die-Offs Could Also Kill Birds
Trial Begins Over Baby Food Lead Warning
Pennsylvania: DEP begins fracking radiation tests
Study: Wastewater Injection Caused Oklahoma's Largest-Ever Earthquake
Study: Mercury contaminates Peruvian region ravaged by illegal gold mining
Agriculture and food, gardening, pest control, livestock and pets
A Political Battle Over Pesticides
Related: Beekeeper joins lawsuit against EPA over pesticide regulations
Report on U.S. Meat Sounds Alarm on Resistant Bacteria
Red meat chemical 'damages heart', say US scientists
Millions face starvation as world warms, say scientists
Taping of Farm Cruelty Is Becoming the Crime
Proposed FDA safety rules frustrate tree fruit farmers
US meat-packers join Canada in opposing labeling regulations
Brooksville becomes ninth Maine town to defy state on sales of local foods
How a Rooster Knows to Crow at Dawn
Grasping at Straw: A Foolproof Vegetable Plot
Sugary Beverages Linked To 180,000 Deaths Worldwide
Genes may be reason some kids are picky about food
Foods Can Help Fight Inflammation
How a Leafy Folk Remedy Stopped Bedbugs in Their Tracks
Health and medicine, human behavior
Science Fiction Comes Alive as Researchers Grow Organs
Babies born even slightly early may lag behind, study says
Related: U.S. infant mortality rate declines
Medical myth: You can control the sex of your baby
More Diagnoses of Hyperactivity Causing Concern
Study: Women Abused As Kids More Likely To Have Children With Autism
Related: Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
Older grandfathers pass on autism risk through generations
Bugs As Drugs
FDA Let Drugs Approved on Fraudulent Research Stay on the Market
Federal Judge: No Prescription, No Restrictions for Morning After Pill
The Amazing New Science of Breast Milk
Charges for emergency room visits often based on incorrect assumptions
Study reveals potential immune benefits of vitamin D supplements
Pain reliever shows anti-viral activity against flu
Developing Gender-Specific Medicine Is a Major Challenge of the Future
What You Eat Before Surgery May Affect Your Recovery
Drunk driving not the only way alcohol leads to teen deaths, study says
Quirky Lyme Disease Bacteria: Unlike Most Organisms, Don't Need Iron
US government abandons plan for graphic warning labels on cigarette packs
Current and past smokers face greater risk for hip replacement failure
Lab Grown Teeth Implanted Successfully in Mice
Rat Kidneys Made in Lab Seen as Step to Human Transplants
American Football Kills A Dozen Student Athletes Every Year, Study Finds
NFL medical standards, practices are different than almost anywhere else
Sleep consolidates memories for competing tasks
Scientists pinpoint brain's area for numeral recognition
Men May Have Natural Aversion to Adultery With Friends' Wives
Social events don't build unity for those who differ from the rest of the team
Who Stands Where In A Crowded Elevator And Why?
Expression of emotion in books declined during 20th century, study finds
Education
New Guidelines Call for Broad Changes in Science Education
Fewer Women Pursue Jobs in Science Because They Have More Career Options
Where Did That Sentence-Ending Preposition Rule Come From?
27 Delightful Obsolete Words It's High Time We Revived
Law
Report Finds 'Indisputable' Proof That U.S. Tortured Detainees After 9/11
Supreme Court to consider whether firms can patent genes, the essence of life
Pennsylvania Court Deals Blow to Secrecy-Obsessed Fracking Industry
Amnesty International Reports on Death Penalty Trends
Over 18 Months, Nation’s First Privately Owned State Prison Has Declined Rapidly
Defense Secretary Hagel demands rape reform in military
Gitmo Defense Lawyers Say Somebody Has Been Accessing Their Emails
City Settles Lawsuit Over The Destruction of the Occupy Wall Street Library
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
New Studies Shake Up Human Family Tree
Ancient Hunter-Gatherer DNA Challenges Theory of Early out-of-Africa Migrations
The Shrinking of the Hobbit's Brain
Stone Ships Show Signs of Maritime Network in Baltic Sea Region 3,000 Years Ago
More info: Stone ship
Ancient undersea stone structure was made by man; what was it?
London Dig Unearths 'Pompeii Of The North'
Picasso's Genius Revealed: He Used Common House Paint
National security, defense
A Short Recent History of Pressure-Cooker Bombs
The Trials of Bradley Manning ("I prefer a painful truth to any blissful fantasy.")
Navy Deploying Laser Weapon Prototype Near Iran
Can Antimissile Tech Protect the US?
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
The Universe’s Baby Pictures Reveal It’s a Bit Older Than We Thought
Also see: Mapping the Early Universe
Astronomers Gearing Up for Possible 'Comet of the Century'
On the Watch for a Solar Storm
Administration confirms NASA plan: Grab an asteroid, then focus on Mars
Space Sex: Plant Study Suggests Reproduction in Zero Gravity Is Dangerous
Where's Voyager 1? That Depends
Hawaii Panel Approves World’s Largest Telescope Plan
NASA-backed fusion engine could cut Mars trip down to 30 days
NASA Budget Cutbacks Would Cripple Planetary Science, Critics Say
Strange new bursts of gamma rays point to a new way to destroy a star
Has the Missing 80% of the Universe’s Mass Been Found?
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Related: U.S. infant mortality rate declines
Medical myth: You can control the sex of your baby
More Diagnoses of Hyperactivity Causing Concern
Study: Women Abused As Kids More Likely To Have Children With Autism
Related: Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
Older grandfathers pass on autism risk through generations
Bugs As Drugs
FDA Let Drugs Approved on Fraudulent Research Stay on the Market
Federal Judge: No Prescription, No Restrictions for Morning After Pill
The Amazing New Science of Breast Milk
Charges for emergency room visits often based on incorrect assumptions
Study reveals potential immune benefits of vitamin D supplements
Pain reliever shows anti-viral activity against flu
Developing Gender-Specific Medicine Is a Major Challenge of the Future
What You Eat Before Surgery May Affect Your Recovery
Drunk driving not the only way alcohol leads to teen deaths, study says
Quirky Lyme Disease Bacteria: Unlike Most Organisms, Don't Need Iron
US government abandons plan for graphic warning labels on cigarette packs
Current and past smokers face greater risk for hip replacement failure
Lab Grown Teeth Implanted Successfully in Mice
Rat Kidneys Made in Lab Seen as Step to Human Transplants
American Football Kills A Dozen Student Athletes Every Year, Study Finds
NFL medical standards, practices are different than almost anywhere else
Sleep consolidates memories for competing tasks
Scientists pinpoint brain's area for numeral recognition
Men May Have Natural Aversion to Adultery With Friends' Wives
Social events don't build unity for those who differ from the rest of the team
Who Stands Where In A Crowded Elevator And Why?
Expression of emotion in books declined during 20th century, study finds
Education
New Guidelines Call for Broad Changes in Science Education
Fewer Women Pursue Jobs in Science Because They Have More Career Options
Where Did That Sentence-Ending Preposition Rule Come From?
27 Delightful Obsolete Words It's High Time We Revived
Law
Report Finds 'Indisputable' Proof That U.S. Tortured Detainees After 9/11
Supreme Court to consider whether firms can patent genes, the essence of life
Pennsylvania Court Deals Blow to Secrecy-Obsessed Fracking Industry
Amnesty International Reports on Death Penalty Trends
Over 18 Months, Nation’s First Privately Owned State Prison Has Declined Rapidly
Defense Secretary Hagel demands rape reform in military
Gitmo Defense Lawyers Say Somebody Has Been Accessing Their Emails
City Settles Lawsuit Over The Destruction of the Occupy Wall Street Library
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
New Studies Shake Up Human Family Tree
Ancient Hunter-Gatherer DNA Challenges Theory of Early out-of-Africa Migrations
The Shrinking of the Hobbit's Brain
Stone Ships Show Signs of Maritime Network in Baltic Sea Region 3,000 Years Ago
More info: Stone ship
Ancient undersea stone structure was made by man; what was it?
London Dig Unearths 'Pompeii Of The North'
Picasso's Genius Revealed: He Used Common House Paint
National security, defense
A Short Recent History of Pressure-Cooker Bombs
The Trials of Bradley Manning ("I prefer a painful truth to any blissful fantasy.")
Navy Deploying Laser Weapon Prototype Near Iran
Can Antimissile Tech Protect the US?
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
The Universe’s Baby Pictures Reveal It’s a Bit Older Than We Thought
Also see: Mapping the Early Universe
Astronomers Gearing Up for Possible 'Comet of the Century'
On the Watch for a Solar Storm
Administration confirms NASA plan: Grab an asteroid, then focus on Mars
Space Sex: Plant Study Suggests Reproduction in Zero Gravity Is Dangerous
Where's Voyager 1? That Depends
Hawaii Panel Approves World’s Largest Telescope Plan
NASA-backed fusion engine could cut Mars trip down to 30 days
NASA Budget Cutbacks Would Cripple Planetary Science, Critics Say
Strange new bursts of gamma rays point to a new way to destroy a star
Has the Missing 80% of the Universe’s Mass Been Found?
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
Navy develops high impact, high integrity polymer for air, sea, & domestic applications
Scientist develops a multi-purpose wonder material to tackle enviromental challenges
Concrete Canvas Goes Beyond Fast-Deploying Shelters
Technology and engineering, robotics
Tiny Chiplets: A New Level of Micro Manufacturing
Video: Robo-Chopper Dives and Grabs Objects Like a Bird of Prey
Industrial robots work, play nice with humans
Computers and software, the Internet
Facebook unveils software that transforms Android devices
There's A Secret Internet For Drug Dealers, Assassins, And Pedophiles
Computer scientists design new keyboard layout on touch screen devices (w/ video)
Of note
As We Mourn 3 Victims in Boston, Iraqis Are Mourning 33 Victims Of Bombings
The Day That TV News Died
Bogus Scientific Journals And Data Are Harming Progress And Wasting Tax Dollars
_________
Scientist develops a multi-purpose wonder material to tackle enviromental challenges
Concrete Canvas Goes Beyond Fast-Deploying Shelters
Technology and engineering, robotics
Tiny Chiplets: A New Level of Micro Manufacturing
Video: Robo-Chopper Dives and Grabs Objects Like a Bird of Prey
Industrial robots work, play nice with humans
Computers and software, the Internet
Facebook unveils software that transforms Android devices
There's A Secret Internet For Drug Dealers, Assassins, And Pedophiles
Computer scientists design new keyboard layout on touch screen devices (w/ video)
Of note
As We Mourn 3 Victims in Boston, Iraqis Are Mourning 33 Victims Of Bombings
The Day That TV News Died
Bogus Scientific Journals And Data Are Harming Progress And Wasting Tax Dollars
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