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Top 10 Animal Myths
Sometimes it's hard to separate fact from fiction, especially with the many myths that involve animals. Their behavior can certainly be mysterious to say the least, so it's no wonder that some of th…
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‘Bladeless’ Wind Turbine Spares Birds
By Alyssa Danigelis, Discovery Channel A World War II veteran built a prototype for a quiet, bladeless wind turbine shaped like a drum, designed to protect birds and bats from getting killed in i…
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10 of the World’s Tiniest Mammals (Slideshow)
The blue whale is the world's largest living mammal: you've likely heard that fact so many times that you could recite it in your sleep. But have you ever stopped to wonder about the other end of the …
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Scientists Wire Bats for Sonar Secrets
Israeli researchers are using bats to develop better radar and sonar systems. By attaching GPS units and microphones to the animals, scientists hope to learn more about the bats' remarkable echolocati…
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Even Small Wind Turbines Lower Bat Activity by Half
By Derek Markham, TreeHugger One of the drawbacks of large wind turbine installations is the loss of bats, which play an important part in the environment and in our economy (up to $53B a year!). Ri…
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Having Bats in the Belfry is a Good Thing (video)
We had a little fun this week getting settled into our new Green Divas HQ. In this video, we talk about Green Diva Lisa's travels, having a relatively eco-friendly move and why I'm celebrating hav…
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You’ve Never Seen Bats Like This
Deep in the rainforests of Central America, two innovative scientists conduct research in the pitch dark with the aid of cameras that can “see” heat. Their infrared thermal imaging cameras capture noc…
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The Threat of White Nose Syndrome
The US bat population is in crisis. Over the past seven years, as many as 6.7 million North American bats have succumbed to white nose syndrome, an illness caused by an invasive fungus that originated…
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Fruit Bat Population on Rise, Caves Needed
An overcrowded, record-breaking colony of fruit bats in the Philippines is causing conservationists to be concerned. Science News by NewsLook var nl_rand = "NWRWd7zgA9GscF2C", NewsLook = New…
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Hollywood Movie Hurt Bats?
It was reported that after filming was done for "The Expendables 2" at an important bat habitat in Bulgaria, the number of bats there decreased significantly. Boyan Petrov from the Museum of Natural H…
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