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Giant African snail killed to protect Australian crops
Giant African snail: Discovered in Brisbane, authorities immediately dispatched the Giant African snail. The giant, non-native pest has a voracious appetite for more than 500 types of crops.
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Did scientists find a lost continent beneath the Indian Ocean?
Analyzing beach sand from Mauritius, scientists discovered minerals between 660 million and 1,970 million years old, suggesting an ancient, lost continent beneath the Indian Ocean.
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In Pacific Northwest, a welcome break from a very wet week
Flood watches continue in the Pacific Northwest, but the latest storm to blow in via the 'Pineapple Express' has moved inland. Some areas have seen as much as 15-20 inches of rain since Nov. 27.
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Mite/virus combo killing honeybees, say scientists
A new study links colony collapse disorder to a virus carried by a mite that feeds on honeybees.
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The Ocean of Life
One of the world’s most prominent and articulate marine scientists gives us an updated, comprehensive, and engaging account of the ongoing crisis beneath the waves.
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Debris from tsunami to reach West Coast, join Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch will soon include debris from the Japanese tsunami, while one million to 2 million tons of lumber, construction material, refrigerators, TVs, fishing boats and other fragments from Japanese coastal towns make their way across the Pacific.
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American Idol eliminates Casey Abrams: Did America get it wrong?
American Idol Season 10 has already resulted in the controversial elimination of Pia Toscano. But Thursday's elimination of Casey Abrams shows that at this point in the American Idol finals, even the talented favorites are not safe.
04/29/2011 09:10 am -
Great white shark population lower than previously believed
Great white shark: Researchers have found that fewer great whites are in the Pacific ocean than previously believed. Other shark species from around the world have also suffered steep population declines like the great white shark's in recent years.
03/11/2011 01:01 am -
3 more 2010 novels that you don't want to miss
Two private investigators are forced to deal with the aftermath of a case that has haunted them for more than a decade, Herman Melville sets sail, and an Israeli mother goes for a very long walk in this month’s roundup of new fiction.
12/02/2010 04:45 pm -
The Autobiography of Mark Twain
It’s worth wading through this massive tome to mine its nuggets of unalloyed Twain.
11/12/2010 06:05 am -
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument named UN World Heritage site
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, an underwater preserve encompassing 140,000 square miles of ocean waters and 10 islands and atolls of the northwestern Hawaiian island, has been selected by UNESCO as a UN World Heritage Site.
08/03/2010 08:49 pm -
Venus may have been a land of volcanoes - and could still be
Scientists have been puzzled why Venus has so few craters. New research suggests that the planet could have been resurfaced by volcanoes. The timeline, however, is problematic.
04/08/2010 10:54 pm -
Prayer when disaster threatens
A Christian Science perspective.
04/08/2010 09:35 am -
Chile quake 2010: Tsunami warning system worked as intended
The Pacific basin's warning network detected the Chile quake's tsunami accurately, and computer models are improving, tsunami experts say.
03/01/2010 06:00 pm -
Japanese subs found off Hawaii could have changed World War II
The two Japanese submarines – which were commandeered and scuttled by the US after World War II – were much larger, faster, and stealthier than US subs of the day. One included a float-plane that could attack New York.
11/13/2009 12:00 am -
Keeping one's thought and environment garbage-free
A Christian Science perspective.
10/08/2009 01:00 am -
Bright Green A new map for a breathtaking ocean preserve
04/07/2009 01:00 am -
Bush’s pushes for marine reserves
The president’s ambitious plan would conserve two large swaths of the Pacific.
12/07/2008 12:00 am -
Dec. 7, 1941 – the day that changed the world
She was only 7 when bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor, but she'll never forget that day.
12/06/2008 12:00 am -
Dec. 7, 1941 – the day that changed the world
She was only 7 when bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor, but she'll never forget that day.
12/05/2008 12:00 am -
A pleasant surprise with purple potatoes
As far as flavor is concerned, the purple sweet potato is at the top of the pile.
07/23/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green A comeback for the humpback
05/28/2008 01:00 am -
More waters off California may be off limits to oil drilling
Congress is poised to expand two marine sanctuaries along the state's wild north coast.
04/08/2008 01:00 am -
More waters off California may be off limits to oil drilling
Congress is poised to expand two marine sanctuaries along the state's wild north coast.
04/08/2008 01:00 am
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