Animals

Unprecedented Ocean Acidification Underway

The world’s oceans may be acidifying faster today thanks to our carbon emissions than at any time during four major extinctions of the last 300 million years, when temperatures soared.

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| Fri Mar. 2, 2012 1:20 PM PST

Wild Parrots Crash the 'Burbs

San Francisco's famed wild (okay, feral) parrots of Telegraph Hill are expanding their range into suburbia.

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| Tue Feb. 28, 2012 3:46 PM PST
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The PR Man Behind the Oscar Night Anti-Humane Society Slam

On Oscar night, Rick Berman's notorious fact-bending shop called out the animal rescue group's finances.

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| Tue Feb. 28, 2012 4:00 AM PST

It's Polar Bear Day. How Much Do You Care?

Take our quiz and show just how much the fate of the polar regions matters to you—if at all.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 11:34 AM PST

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How Factory Farms Are Killing Seals

A new study finds dead sea mammals harboring E. coli resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics used on farms.

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| Fri Feb. 24, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Human Superbug Started On Farms

There's new genetic evidence that at least one antibiotic-resistant bacterium that originally came from humans was bred into superbug status among crowded overmedicated farm animals.

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| Wed Feb. 22, 2012 3:37 PM PST

Image-of-the-Week: Boozy Fruit Flies

Alcohol is the best defense. At least for fruit flies infected by a parasitic wasp.

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| Fri Feb. 17, 2012 1:07 PM PST

Exxon Valdez Oil Walloping Mom and Pup Sea Otters

A new study identifies a likely pathway by which Exxon Valdez oil is likely infiltrating the bodies of sea otters and undermining their recovery 23 years later.

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| Thu Feb. 16, 2012 1:59 PM PST

Perfect Storm of Fire Overdue in the West

An ugly convergence between a warming climate and wildfire suppression is creating a frighteningly fiery future in the American West.

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| Wed Feb. 15, 2012 2:52 PM PST

Climate Change Bird Atlas

An interactive online bird atlas gives you a sneak peek at the fate of 150 American bird species under different climate scenarios and emission levels.

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| Fri Feb. 10, 2012 1:41 PM PST
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Al Qaeda and The Whales

Yes, there is a connection there.

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| Thu Feb. 9, 2012 5:57 AM PST
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Your Daily Newt: Gingrich Shoots a Pig. Sort of.

The former speaker's attack on Mitt Romney's "varmints" comment reminded us of his own less-than-storied hunting exploits.

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| Wed Feb. 8, 2012 3:50 PM PST

Birds Near Fukushima Hit Harder Than at Chernobyl

A new study suggests an ominous future for birds in range of Japan's nuclear disaster.

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| Wed Feb. 8, 2012 1:03 PM PST

Farewell Mike deGruy

Award-winning underwater cinematographer killed in helicopter crash off Australia.

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| Mon Feb. 6, 2012 1:29 PM PST

The Frog of War

Atrazine makes male frogs grow ovaries. It's in your water supply. It's also the cause of one of science's weirdest feuds ever.

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| Mon Feb. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Are "DIY Slaughter Hobbyists" Destroying Your City?

A small but vocal group in Oakland, California thinks so. I beg to differ.

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| Thu Feb. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Where's Samuel L. Jackson When You Need Him?

Giant snakes really are destroying the Everglades ecosystem.

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| Tue Jan. 31, 2012 10:48 AM PST

Image-of-the-Week: Chile's Antarctic Superbug

Chilean research stations in Antarctica that don't bother to treat their human sewage are now contaminating the Southern Ocean with deadly superbugs.

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| Fri Jan. 27, 2012 3:07 PM PST
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"The Grey": So Much More Than Liam Neeson Brutalizing Wolves

Director Joe Carnahan's latest film is way smarter than its wolf-clobbering promo materials would lead you to believe.

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| Fri Jan. 27, 2012 10:27 AM PST

Ouch! Orangutans Eat Slow Lorises.

Orangutans eat slow lorises when food is scarce. And they hate to share.

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| Tue Jan. 17, 2012 1:48 PM PST