Animals

Thanksgiving and the Rise and Fall of the Bird Empire

Wild birds decline, domestic birds take over the world, birdwatchers rise, data explode.

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| Wed Nov. 21, 2012 4:03 AM PST

Butterball's PR Staff Mysteriously Absent Pre-Thanksgiving

The folks who offer a turkey-question hotline somehow couldn't manage to answer my questions about what happens to the turkey before it gets to your oven.

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| Tue Nov. 20, 2012 12:00 PM PST

Walrus Without Ice

As part of an ongoing effort towards an Endangered Species listing for Pacific walrus, researchers with the United States Geological Survey have been tagging walruses to see where they're travelling and how they're managing in the presence or absence of sea ice.

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| Thu Nov. 15, 2012 4:17 AM PST

One Guy Buys 70 Percent of US Wild Horses. What Does He Do With Them?

A Colorado man admits to shipping wild horses out of the state, possibly to slaughterhouses.

By David Philipps, ProPublica

 | Mon Nov. 12, 2012 6:06 PM PST

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Forecast: Hotter Climate Models Likely Right

Water vapor—easier to measure than clouds—makes some models more accurate than others. Unfortunately these are the same models that predict the highest temperature rise this century.

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| Fri Nov. 9, 2012 4:03 AM PST

A Creepy October in the Arctic

The latest report from the National Snow and Ice Data Center explains why what I saw during a balmy October in the Arctic Ocean gave me the chills.

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| Tue Nov. 6, 2012 4:09 AM PST

Not a Polar Bear in Sight: Arctic Ocean Diaries No. 11

We're going to have to learn how to learn faster than we ever have before if we hope to keep up with the rate of change in the Arctic.

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| Wed Oct. 31, 2012 2:17 PM PDT
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Do Bayer's Pesticides Make Worker Bees Lazy?

The latest study linking neonicotinoids to bee problems comes from the prestigious UK journal Nature.

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| Wed Oct. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Cost to Prevent All Future Extinctions: $11 per Person?

A new study says it doesn't take that much to protect endangered species.

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| Thu Oct. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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People Used To Feast Upon Small, Prehistoric Pandas, Scientist Says

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| Mon Oct. 15, 2012 9:51 AM PDT

Marine Ecologist Featured in MoJo Cover Stories Wins MacArthur "Genius" Award

Nancy Rabalais, executive director of a research facility smack in the bull's-eye of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disasters, has her pioneering work on dead zones recognized as "genius" by the MacArthur Foundation.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 12:51 PM PDT
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DOI's Polar Bear Scientist Investigation Ends in Confusion

A bizarre report concluding the investigation of a DOI scientist raises more questions than it answers.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Drones Could Help Conserve Endangered Wildlife

Drones might hold the key to collecting timely, high-res data for conservation projects around the world.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Study: Stupid Photos of Adorable Cats Boost Workplace Productivity

According to science, LOLcats aren't the ungodly time-suck we once thought they were.

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 1:14 PM PDT
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MAP: Which States Hunt Wolves?

Hunting of Canis lupus is making a major comeback.

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| Mon Oct. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The Arctic Is Way Hotter Now Than Anytime in Past 1,800 Years

Long silent tales of Arctic summers speak again through the muck at the bottom of a northern lake.

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| Thu Sep. 27, 2012 12:14 PM PDT
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What do Jon Tester, George Harrison, and Sam Raimi Have in Common?

Talking zombie wildlife hung up on their cabin walls, that's what.

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 3:23 PM PDT

Pygmy Seahorse Discovered on Google Street View

Google Street View goes underwater today off Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Prepare for an awesome new way to get no work done.

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 10:43 AM PDT
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Night of the Living Honeybees?

Washington State confirms a case of bees infected with parasitic fly.

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

"New" CO2 Source Spells Trouble for Marine Life

As the oceans warm, the combined effects of CO2 from the atmosphere with CO2 from water pollution will intensify ocean acidification more than the sum of the two—bad news for oysters, clams, mussels, and finfish.

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| Fri Sep. 21, 2012 3:07 AM PDT