Animals

CHART: Which Kills More Birds, Cats or Turbines?

When it comes to bird deaths, wind turbines carry far less blame than kitties, a new study finds.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 2:27 PM PST

Losing Nemo: Great Barrier Reef At Risk From Coal

UNESCO could pull reef's World Heritage status if proposed coal facilities come through.

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| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 10:17 AM PST

With Warming, Soil Releases More CO2... Though Less Over Time as Microbes Adapt

Luckily over the course of 18 years soil microorganisms adapt to warmer temperatures, releasing less carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than predicted by models.

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| Sun Jan. 20, 2013 11:01 AM PST

Plastics Suck Up Other Toxins: Double Whammy for Marine Life, Gross for Seafood

A new study suggests that ocean creatures that ingest plastics suffer from toxins in the plastic plus other toxins the plastic sponges up from ocean water.

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| Fri Jan. 18, 2013 4:21 AM PST

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WATCH: Can a Fish-Sharing Program Save the Oceans?

Seafood sustainability, fisheries sustainability, employment sustainability: They're merging.

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| Tue Jan. 15, 2013 4:37 AM PST

Beetlemania: Insects Are Gobbling Up 1,000-Year-Old Trees

Meet the ancient whitebark trees in threat of the pine beetle regime and the "treefighter" intent on protecting them.

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| Fri Jan. 11, 2013 4:21 AM PST

Bye-Bye Marshes, Hello Mud

Because of climate change, San Francisco's delicate marshes could soon be a thing of the past.

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| Thu Jan. 10, 2013 4:00 AM PST

BP's Oil and Especially Dispersant Toxic to Baby Corals

Coral larvae of at least some species are vulnerable to Deepwater Horizon oil and are especially likely to die when exposed to Corexit dispersants, report the authors of a new study.

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| Wed Jan. 9, 2013 2:08 PM PST
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Coral Fights Back Against Warming Seas

New genetic research shows we shouldn't write coral off just yet.

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| Tue Jan. 8, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Study: Cows Are 25 Percent Snake

New research from Australia challenges conventional knowledge of how DNA works.

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| Thu Jan. 3, 2013 7:37 AM PST

Can Antibiotics Make You Fat?

Factory animals are pumped full of antibiotics to make them gain weight. What does that mean for our waistlines?

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| Wed Jan. 2, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Ouch! Sharp Lessons From Deepwater Horizon

A special edition of the science journal PNAS assesses the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe: what really happened, what we learned, and what to do better next time.

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| Fri Dec. 14, 2012 4:17 AM PST

Are Your Kids' Books Killing Tigers?

Rainforest Action Network says that HarperCollins' children's books contain fiber from threatened Indonesian rainforests.

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| Fri Dec. 14, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Yikes! Government Details 6 Most Terrifying Arctic Trends

NOAA 's seventh-annual Arctic Report Card gives world a G for grim.

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| Fri Dec. 7, 2012 4:19 AM PST

Less Arctic Ice-->Less Sunlight Reflected Back-->Even Less Arctic Ice

NOAA's latest Arctic Report Card finds ominous and growing momentum in the changes happening way up north.

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:07 AM PST

Chemical Dispersant Made BP Oilspill 52 Times More Toxic

A new study shows mixing oil with the dispersant Corexit greatly increased toxicity to the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystems.

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| Tue Dec. 4, 2012 3:04 PM PST

NOAA Proposes 66 Corals for Endangered Species Protection

NOAA takes the next step towards protecting the biodiversity factories in Pacific and Caribbean waters.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 3:08 PM PST

BP's Dispersant Allowed Oil to Penetrate Beaches More Deeply

New research suggests that by adding dispersants to crude oil BP allowed organic pollutants to penetrate faster and deeper into permeable saturated sands.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 2:12 PM PST
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African Lions Move Closer to US Endangered Species Act Protection

Thousands of lion body parts are traded as hunting trophies.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Great: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Your Pork Chop

Consumer Reports tested raw pork and found that 69 percent of it had at least one sickening bacteria and antibiotic resistance was uncomfortably high.

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| Wed Nov. 28, 2012 4:00 AM PST