Environment Habitat
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Obama’s ‘aggressive’ national monument strategy irks some in West
Obama's use of executive powers to create three new national monuments points to different views about Western land. Is it sacred or a commodity?
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Study may help scientists identify which coral reefs can be saved
Marine scientists have not yet determined how to prevent devastating coral bleaching events, but researchers have identified predictors of resilience that could inform reef conservation planning.
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Why are manatees moving away from Florida?
Dozens of manatee strandings have been reported in Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas in recent years. Researchers are expanding a manatee sighting network to collect more data on the sea cows as their population grows and spreads.
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Pacific northwest earthquakes: More to come?
A recent spike of earthquakes in the Northwest raises fears the next one could be the big one.
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Watch 'hero' monkey revive fallen monkey: A lesson for humans?
The video of a monkey in India patiently and persistently working to revive a fellow monkey has gone viral. Check out this and other animal rescue stories.
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Watch giant tortoise rescue another tortoise
Check out this video taken at the Taipei Zoo of one tortoise helping another get back on its feet
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Plastic roads? Dutch company designs roads made of recycled bottles
Plastic roads last three times longer than asphalt roads, claim designers, and can be assembled in weeks from prefabbed sections.
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How to prevent the sixth mass extinction
Sixth extinction: Human beings are currently causing the greatest mass extinction of species since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, says a new study.
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Can DNA technology help put a stop to elephant poaching?
Scientists have discovered a new DNA technology that could help crack down on the illegal trade that is destroying the African elephant population.
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Winged hat thief: 'Angry Owl of Oregon' accosts 4 joggers in a month
A barred owl has reportedly swooped to down to attack the hats and heads of passing joggers in Oregon.
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How lowly termites save grasslands for lions, elephants, and people
New research shows how termite mounds aerate the soil, helping to buffer grassland from the effects of climate change and slow the pace of desertification.
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How 'giant rabbits' took over an entire neighborhood in N.D.
Puppy sized jackrabbits are descending on Fargo N.D. by the hundreds causing problems for local residents.
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Why India's tiger population rebounded 30 percent
India, home to 70 percent of the world's tigers, saw a notable increase in the tiger population in the last three years. Why?
Photos of the Week Photos of the Week 08/14
The August full moon rises above the 5th Century BC Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, south of Athens, on Aug. 7. More than a hundred of Greece's ancient sites and museums were kept open until late and concerts organized to allow visitors to enjoy the full moon, which is accompanied by a partial lunar eclipse.
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Valiant effort to save blue whale stranded on Nicaragua beach
Nicaraguan residents and tourists worked throughout the day Friday to rescue a 60-foot blue whale stuck on a beach.
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Cover Story The whale savers
A decades-long quest to save the north Atlantic right whale is helping revive a species that is a bellwether of the health of the oceans.
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Snake eating crocodile: Watch this epic fight to the finish
Snake eating crocodile: A water python took on a freshwater crocodile in a 4-5 hour battle in Australia. The snake won, eating the entire crocodile whole.
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Oh deer! Eagle kills deer in startling glimpse of alpha bird behavior.
A trip camera in Siberia caught images of a golden eagle attacking a deer. The images are surprising to scientists, but golden eagles in that part of the world are known to hunt larger prey.
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How whooping crane youngsters learn from their elders
Young whooping cranes on their first migration learn important lessons from older, more experienced birds – such as how to deal with crosswinds that could knock them off track, researchers find.
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Badger cull in Britain sparks protest
Badger cull started Tuesday in two pilot areas to try to halt spread of disease among cattle. Demonstrators are trying to block the badger cull, saying there are better solutions.
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Colorado River: Is historic cut in water release the new normal?
The US Bureau of Reclamation announced the cut Friday, from Lake Powell, because of drought conditions. While the move involving the Colorado River will be hard for people to detect at the faucet, it carries symbolic importance.
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Sumatran tiger cubs born in Washington
Sumatran tiger cubs born at The National Zoo in Washington, the zoo announced Thursday. The Sumatran tiger cubs won't be exhibited for several months, but fans can watch them on webcams.
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Wood-rail bird spotted in US. Birders go nuts.
Wood-rail bird is causing a stir in the birding world. The rare Rufous-necked wood-rail bird has never before been spotted in the US, but for the last two weeks one of the birds has been right at home among the cattails at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
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Katmai bears star in nature's 'Jersey Shore'
Katmai bears are the star of an Internet 'reality show' based in the Katmai National Park and Preserve in remote Alaska. Eight web cams have been set up at various parts of the park to livestream the daily life and drama of the park's famed Katmai bears.
