<![CDATA[Care2 News Network - Brain Food found by Burton L.]]> <![CDATA[Gorilla grieves over death of her baby]]> A female gorilla has been photographed grieving over the loss of her baby, showing a strength of emotion rarely witnessed in the animal world.
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]]> <![CDATA[Greenland Ice Core Reveals History of Pollution in the Arctic]]> New research, reported this week in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds that coal burning, primarily in North America and Europe, contaminated the Arctic and potentially affected human health and ecosyste
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]]> <![CDATA[32 Lab Monkeys Accidentally Heated to Death]]> Thirty-two research monkeys quarantined at a lab in Nevada were accidentally killed in May due to overheating.

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]]> <![CDATA[Monkeys and apes 'being eaten into extinction']]> Almost half the world's monkeys and apes are facing a worsening threat of extinction because of deforestation and hunting for meat, an international report shows
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]]> <![CDATA[Gorilla "Paradise" Found; May Double World Numbers]]> Dan Morrison. Deep in the hinterlands of the Republic of the Congo lies a secret ape paradise that is home to 125,000 western lowland gorillas, researchers announced today
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]]> <![CDATA[Antarctic Fossils Paint a Picture of a Much Warmer Continent]]> National Science Foundation-funded scientists working in an ice-free region of Antarctica have discovered the last traces of tundra--in the form of fossilized plants and insects--on the interior of the southernmost continent before temperatures began
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]]> <![CDATA[A two-acre patch of land has heated up to 800 degrees,geologists are unsure why]]> A patch of land in Ventura County's section of Los Padres National Forest where the ground recently heated up to 812 degrees continues to puzzle firefighters and geologists after weeks of monitoring.

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]]> <![CDATA[Your fresh-smelling laundry may be toxic]]> By Sandi Doughton.
Seattle — The fumes that waft from top-selling air fresheners and laundry products contain dozens of
including several classified as toxic or hazardous, says a University of Washington study published Wednesday
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]]> <![CDATA[Drug gives couch potato mice benefits of a workout]]> By MALCOLM RITTER .Here's a couch potato's dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat? Scientists reported Thursday that there is such a drug — if you happen to be a mouse
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]]> <![CDATA["Smoking gun": Salmonella outbreak linked to irrigation water on a Mexican farm]]> The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it traced the responsible bacterial strain—Salmonella Saintpaul—to a Serrano pepper grown on a Mexican farm that irrigated its fields with water contaminated with it
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]]> <![CDATA[Ottawa scientists seek insect ally against 'dog-strangling vine']]> A researcher at Carleton University in Ottawa is looking hard for an insect that could potentially control a destructive European weed invading the Ottawa area.


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]]> <![CDATA[Hundreds Of Animals Found In 'Zoo From Hell']]> It was an ugly scene in Rockland County as hundreds of sick and malnourished animals were removed from a home described as a "zoo from hell" on Tuesday.

Now, a West Haverstraw man is facing charges he mistreated his menagerie, yet somehow he is still
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]]> <![CDATA['Snow Flea Antifreeze Protein' Could Help Improve Organ Preservation]]> Scientists in Illinois and Pennsylvania are reporting development of a way to make the antifreeze protein that enables billions of Canadian snow fleas to survive frigid winter temperatures.
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]]> <![CDATA[Scientists Find Trigger for Northern Lights]]> By KENNETH CHANG. Researchers working on a NASA mission to understand the interplay of magnetic fields and charged particles blown outward from the Sun have identified the trigger for the colorful electrical storms in the polar regions.
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]]> <![CDATA[Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin]]> By MATTHEW BARAKAT.Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 pe
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]]> <![CDATA[Researchers Unravel The Genetics Of The White Horse]]> The white horse is an icon for dignity which has had a huge impact on human culture across the world. An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has now identified the mutation causing this spectacular trait and show that white horses
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]]> <![CDATA[Destruction Of Wetlands May Cause “Carbon Bomb”`]]> Threatened by climate change, development and dehydration, wetlands throughout the world could release a “carbon bomb” if they are destroyed, scientists reported Sunday.

These wetlands contain 771 billion tons of greenhouse gases
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]]> <![CDATA[Researchers report toadfish sing to attract mates]]> By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID. It's not exactly Tony serenading Maria in "West Side Story," but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it's more of a hum.
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]]> <![CDATA[First Photos: Rare albino eagle found in Colorado]]> A part-albino Golden Eagle has been found in Southern Colorado and 850KOA has obtained exclusive, copyright photos of the bird just before he was transferred to the Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo.

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]]> <![CDATA[Anyone seen my rubber ring? The world's most crowded swimming pool]]> Someone floated the idea and they all went with it.

But once in the water, trying to swim a few lengths was suddenly out of the question.

In fact, there was treading room only when thousands of swimmers crowded into a pool in Penglai in Sichuan,
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]]> <![CDATA[An “Italian Brain” and the Top-Secrets Machine to Get Energy From Tidal Power]]> “The machine is different from all the other projects that aim to derive energy out of waves. It can be used in a calm sea as the Mediterranean, even if its efficiency in the ocean could be five times bigger” Grassi said.
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]]> <![CDATA[Mushrooms That Fight Cancer and Boost the Immune System]]> In the world of natural health, "medicinal" mushrooms are known as some of the most potent immune boosters and disease fighters. Perhaps the most potent of all is the Agaricus Blazei Murrill mushroom, known in its native Brazil as "The Mushroom of God"
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]]> <![CDATA[African mutation may increase HIV infection]]> by: Heidi Ledford. A genetic mutation that allows African people to resist a form of malaria may also leave them more prone to HIV infection, according to a genetic survey of 3,400 people. But paradoxically, once infected with HIV
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]]> <![CDATA[Caribbean volcanoes implicated in Cretaceous killing spree]]> by: Geoff Brumfiel . A massive volcanic eruption under the present-day Caribbean was responsible for a mass extinction that occurred 93 million years ago, say geologists.
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]]> <![CDATA[NOAA and Louisiana Scientists Predict Largest Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone” on Record This Summer]]> NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Louisiana State University are forecasting that the “dead zone” off the coast of Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could be the largest on record.


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]]> <![CDATA[Ulcer bacteria may protect from asthma]]> By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bacteria only recently revealed as a major cause of ulcers and stomach cancer may help protect children from developing asthma, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


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]]> <![CDATA[Closure of Coal-Burning Power Plant in China Directly Linked to Improved Cognitive Development in Children]]> Closing coal-fired power plants can have a direct, positive impact on children’s cognitive development and health according to a study released by the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University’s Mailman School
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]]> <![CDATA[Scientists Identify Genetic Basis For The Black Sheep Of The Family]]> Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and economic impact. Researchers have now identified the genetic basis for black coat color, and white, in a breed of domestic sheep.

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]]> <![CDATA[Scientists uncover the genes that can lead to a life-long smoking addiction]]> A particular set of genes can turn a teenager who experiments with tobacco into a life-long addicted smoker, research shows.


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]]> <![CDATA[Special painted glass 'boosts solar energy efficiency']]> Scientists have devised an efficient and practical solar power device they believe will make the renewable energy source more affordable.


They used glass sheets coated in organic dyes to concentrate light hitting the panes.


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]]> <![CDATA[Study finds benefit in illegal mushroom drug]]>

With further research, psilocybin (pronounced SILL-oh-SY-bin) may prove useful in helping to treat alcoholism and drug dependence, and in aiding seriously ill patients as they deal with psychological distress


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]]> <![CDATA[Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems]]>

The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say. Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine


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]]> <![CDATA[ Want Scientific Immortality? Name a Sea Worm]]>

In response to severe budget cuts to the collections over the past several years, Scripps is introducing a novel way for donors to show their support for these valuable and irreplaceable science and teaching resources: by naming a newly discovered


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]]> <![CDATA[Volcanoes may be active under Arctic ice]]>

WOODS HOLE, Mass., June 30 (UPI) -- U.S.-led scientists say they've discovered signs of volcanic activity under Arctic Ocean ice, defying assumptions about sea floor pressure and volcanoes


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]]> <![CDATA[Bovine Tuberculosis Herds Found]]>

The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the USDA have confirmed the detection of bovine tuberculosis in two more dairy herds in Fresno County.


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]]> <![CDATA[Sea turtle Dylan is released back into the wild]]>

A 150-pound sea turtle raised by humans returned to freedom today after nine years of captivity, swimming away after the veterinarians who cared for her helped steer her toward the ocean


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]]> <![CDATA[New bird family tree reveals some odd ducks]]> The largest study ever of bird genetics has uncovered some surprising facts about the avian evolutionary tree, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, including many that are bound to ruffle some feathers.
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]]> <![CDATA[Tree-Killing Fungus Officially Named by Scientists at ISU, Other Institutions]]>

An Iowa State University scientist led a team that has officially named the fungus responsible for a devastating disease that’s killing redbay and other trees in the coastal plains of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina


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]]> <![CDATA[Scientists ID New Genes Tied to Crohn's Disease]]>

Researchers have identified 21 new genetic regions implicated in Crohn's disease, bringing to 32 the total number of genes


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]]> <![CDATA[ Kenya: Humans Leave Rare Antelope With Few Options for Survival (Page 1 of 1)]]> Wow humans at it agian now our Kenyan AQUATIC antelope..

Increased food production and commercial activities at a wetland in Nandi North District.

Big Gorilly Hugs
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]]> <![CDATA[Gorilla Protection » Gatovu Post Evacuated]]> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo...Not Good...

This is Augustin. Bad news I’m afraid: yesterday we had to evacuate from the Gatovu Patrol Post.

Gorilly Girl....
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]]> <![CDATA[Cuba Approves, Makes Available Lung Cancer Vaccine]]> By Jeff Franks.Cuban scientists said on Tuesday the first vaccine to extend lives of lung cancer patients has been approved by Cuban authorities for use and is available in the island's hospitals.
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bikini Effect Makes Men Impulsive]]> If you want to make your man spend a little more money, all you need to do is strut about in a bikini or other sexy stimuli, as such things make men extremely impulsive when it comes to taking decisions either related to money or diet.
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]]> <![CDATA[Tom Barlow - We have seen the devastating effect of erasing a people's culture in indigenous populations around the globe.]]> People lose their centres and are unable to define themselves. The fundamental question here is: Is there such a thing as Canadian culture? a Canadian is more than just an accident of geography, if we have our own stories,our own unique insights..

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]]> <![CDATA[12 Food Additives to Avoid]]> Including something new in a food isn’t always a good idea, especially when it comes to your health. Here are 12 additives to subtract from your diet:
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]]> <![CDATA[How natural is mineral makeup?]]> Mineral makeup grows increasingly popular every day. This article details out some important things you want to know about mineral makeup. Not all mineral makeup is the same, some contain potentially harmful minerals and toxins.
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]]> <![CDATA[Fishing Ban Spurs Coral Trout Recovery in Australia]]> by Anne Minard. Australia's coral trout have thrived under a fishing ban on the Great Barrier Reef, showing that no-take reserves can spur dramatic comebacks in overfished ocean habitats, new research suggests.
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]]> <![CDATA[Florida to buy chunk of Everglades from sugar firm]]> The state of Florida announced on Tuesday it intends to spend $1.75 billion to buy a large chunk of Everglades land from U.S. Sugar, one of a number of sugar companies blamed for polluting the precious wildlife habitat.

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]]> <![CDATA[US Supreme Court to review sonar v. whales fight]]> The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to examine President George W. Bush's right to exempt the navy from environmental laws against the use of sonars considered potentially harmful to whales
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]]> <![CDATA[Dog Swept Up, Killed By NYC Street Sweeper]]> A Bronx man is devastated after his dog was swept up and killed by a city street sweeper Thursday morning.

The incident occurred at Randall and St. Lawrence avenues in the Soundview section of the borough. Witnesses say the sweeper came speeding down
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