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Mercury Found in All Fish Caught in U.S.-Tested Streams
Science & Tech  (tags: u.s., geological, survey, mercury, fish, freshwater, streams, discovery, investigation, science, research, health, habitat, ecosystems, nature, environment, pollution, health, risks, warning, disease, illness, coal, mining, safety, food )

Tom
- 83 days ago - usatoday.com
The U.S. Geological Survey's research marks its most comprehensive examination of mercury contamination in stream fish. The study found that 27% of the fish had mercury levels high enough to exceed what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe.
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Nasa Chimps Earn Florida Comforts After Taking a Punishing Step for Mankind
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, chimps, primates, nasa, space program, miloitary, research, suffering, experiments, science, technology, moon, landing )

Tom
- 140 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
An infant chimpanzee seized in Africa for the US Air Force in the 1950s, Marty was recruited into the military's air and space research program, paving the way for America's first manned spaceflight in 1961 and, ultimately, the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Online, Your Private Life Is Searchable
Science & Tech  (tags: privacy, internet, technology, information, photos, profiles, campaign, contributions, society, culture, humans )

Tom
- 96 days ago - latimes.com
Photos, addresses, family ties, court documents, details from MySpace profiles -- the moment information is published online, it can be copied and re-posted, and often is. "Snooper" sites make it easy to assemble the information into a digital portrait.
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Study Finds Humans Still Evolving, and Quickly
Science & Tech  (tags: evolution, ancestors, humans, europe, asia, africa, agriculture, disease, genes, dna, cattle, nutrition, siciety, culture, science, technology, research, investigation, humans )

Tom
- 65 days ago - latimes.com
The pace of human evolution has been increasing at a stunning rate since our ancestors began spreading through Europe, Asia and Africa 40,000 years ago, quickening to 100 times historical levels after agriculture became widespread, according to a study.
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Bees Fight Back Against Colony Collapse Disorder
Science & Tech  (tags: honey, bees, Colony, Collapse, Disorder, genetic, trait, science, research, technology, investigation, environment, discovery, wildlife, protection, endangered, hybrid, colonies, Varroa, mites )

Tom
- 46 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Honey bees are now fighting back aggressively against Varroa mites, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) efforts to develop bees with a genetic trait that allows them to more easily find the mites and toss them out of the broodnest.
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Good Dog, Smart Dog
Science & Tech  (tags: scientists, investigation, animals, dogs, canine, intelligence, health, humans, illness, seizure. alert, epilepsy, anxiety, depression, phobias, interesting, research, prevention, protection )

Tom
- 19 days ago - nytimes.com
The ability of dogs to tune in to needs of psychiatric patients, turn on lights for trauma victims afraid of the dark, remind owners to take medication and interrupt suicide attempts and self-mutilation, has lately attracted the attention of researchers.
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Of Rooks and Rocks: Birds Live Up to Their Fabled Reputation
Science & Tech  (tags: biology, interesting, birds, rooks, crows, Aesop’s, fable, pitcher, stones, drink, eat, worm, discovery, study, research, investigation, science )

Tom
- 104 days ago - latimes.com
In Aesop's fable about the crow and the pitcher, a thirsty bird adds stones to raise the water level in a pitcher in order to drink from it. Rooks, a relative of the crow, use stones to raise the level of water in a container to reach a floating worm.
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Sign Petition: Tell the Senate To Criminalize Animal Testing!
Science & Tech  (tags: animal testing, vivisection, research, cruelty, suffering, death, dogs, cats, monkeys, rabbits, crime )

Tom
- 274 days ago - tinyurl.com
Laboratory animal testing is cruel and inhumane thus should be a punishable felony crime like other animal cruelty. With the technological advances in science today, it is becoming harder and harder to justify such a primitive and barbaric tradition.
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Mammoths Driven To Extinction By Humans? Is That Hard To Believe?
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, mammoth, extinction, humans, science, paleontology, research, investigation, humans, interesting, discovery, environment, archaeology, study, habitat, nature, globalwarming, climatechange )

Tom
- 179 days ago - gliving.com
If you think animal extinction due to climate change is a new phenomenon, think again. Take for example the woolly mammoth. It's long been accepted that this ancient creature was driven into smaller and smaller habitats by the earth's rising temperatures.
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In Taming Dogs, Humans May Have Sought a Meal
Science & Tech  (tags: wolves, dogs, china, domestication, food, genetic, diversity, science, genomic, archaeology, research, discovery, mitochondrial, DNA, technology, study )

Tom
- 73 days ago - nytimes.com
Wolves may have domesticated themselves in China when they began scavenging around the garbage dumps at the first human settlements. As they became tamer, they were captured and bred. Given local traditions, the wolves would have been bred to be eaten.
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Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
Science & Tech  (tags: science, technology, robots, artificial, intelligence, scientists, research, interesting, humans, computers, business )

Tom
- 117 days ago - nytimes.com
Impressed and alarmed by advances in artificial intelligence, computer scientists are debating whether there should be limits on research that might lead to loss of human control over computer-based systems that carry a growing share of society's workload
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172 Scientists Protest Alaska's Aerial Wolf Hunting
Science & Tech  (tags: wolves, animals, palin, science, hunting, fur, cruelty, suffering, killing, endangered species, habitat, politics, protection )

Tom
- 290 days ago - alaskawolfkill.com
Dear Governor Palin: As scientists and other wildlife professionals, we urge you to strengthen the application of science-based wildlife management to sound policy decisions, especially for those Alaska programs related to predator control....
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Native Solar Power Lights Up U.S. Military!
Science & Tech  (tags: Indians, Native Americams, American Indians, US Military, US Government, americans, ethics, government, conservation, interesting, humans, environment, NewTechnology, technology, news, culture, society, interesting )

Kat
- 309 days ago - reznetnews.org
CROWNPOINT, N.M. -- Sacred Power, a Native owned and operated solar energy company, is joining up with Cyberlux to produce energy efficient products for the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Sign Petition: Require Labels That Disclose "Animal Tested" Products
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, testing, science, labs, vivisection, cruelty, suffering, death, torture, dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys )

Tom
- 271 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Companies like Kleenex, IAMS and Procter and Gamble DO test on animals but they don't state this on their products. If this is made law people may think twice about purchasing a product "Tested On Animals". Lets step forward to change this omission.
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Researchers Challenge The Origins Of Domestic Dogs
Science & Tech  (tags: science, dogs, animals, DNA, Asia, Africa, Egypt, wolves, humans, technology, research, study, investigation, discovery )

Tom
- 108 days ago - redorbit.com
Scientists have long concluded that domestication of canines began in East Asia, due to the huge genetic diversity of dogs found there. But new research published in the journal PNAS shows the DNA of dogs in African villages is just as varied.
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