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More Than Half of Plant and Animal Species in UK Dying Out, Says Report
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, animals, investigation )

Marty
- 1 day ago - telegraph.co.uk
More than half of the plant and animal species in Britain, including hedgehogs and skylarks, are dying out, according to a report that confirms "your worst thoughts", said Sir David Attenborough.
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Global Ban For Flame Retardant
Science & Tech  (tags: world, study, society, scientists, science, safety, research, news, interesting, humans, health, animals, environment )

JL
- 1 day ago - cen.acs.org
Chemical makers and environmental advocates are praising a move last week by governments from around the world to end production and use of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD).
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Acupuncture Helps Treat Hypothermic Sea Turtles
Science & Tech  (tags: acupuncture, animals, discovery, interesting, news, science, sea turtles )

Dan
- 1 day ago - foxnews.com
Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting help from an acupuncturist. Logged in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
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What Do Tigers and Kiwi Have in Common? The Answer Lies in Their Genes | Extinction Countdown, Scientific American Blog Network
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, cats, conservation, endangered, environment, extinction, wildlife, wildanimals, tigers, slaughter, killing )

John
- 8 days ago - blogs.scientificamerican.com
At first (and probably second) glance you wouldn't think that tigers and kiwis have all that much in common, but if you look deeper...
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Mysterious Seahorse Astounds Scientists With Flexible Armor
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, discovery, environment, interesting, news, research, science, seahorses, University of California San Diego, world )

Dan
- 13 days ago - abcnews.go.com
The seahorse, a fish that looks like a miniature horse, astounds researchers by its ability to withstand crushing forces that would destroy any other living creature. Logged in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
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Scientists Use DNA From Poop to Track Rare Tigers
Science & Tech  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animals, conservation, cats, environment, extinction, protection, wildanimals, wildlife, tigers, investigation, endangered, design, interesting, investigation, science, scientists, study, performance, world, safety )

JL
- 13 days ago - motherjones.com
Bengal tigers can be elusive. They're classified as an endangered species, they're mostly nocturnal, and if they had their way, they wouldn't see many humans, either.
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Cannibal Sharks Eat Siblings in Utero
Science & Tech  (tags: research, science, animals, sharks, cannibalism, study, discovery, environment )

Michael
- 20 days ago - cbc.ca
For sand tiger sharks, a deadly kind of sibling rivalry begins even before birth -- and that's bad news for many would-be shark dads, a new study suggests.
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New Bill Would Require Genetically Modified Food Labeling in US
Science & Tech  (tags: Animals, Health, Law, Biology, USA, Science, Food )

Ray
- 27 days ago - rt.com
Major changes could be coming to American food labeling rules if a new federal bill mandating that genetically modified ingredients be disclosed is signed into law.
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Fruit Bats Are 3-D Cartographers That Chart Their Paths as They Fly
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, bats, discovery, interesting, news, research, science, Weizmann Institute of Science, world )

Dan
- 32 days ago - sciencenews.org
Neurons called place cells help Egyptian fruit bats navigate three-dimensional spaces. Researchers used electrodes and recording devices to measure neural activity as the bats flew. Logged in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
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Evolve and Adapt--Sea Urchins' Climate Change Strategy
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, Sustainabililty, wildlife, world, water, oceans, nature, habitatdestruction, habitat, ecosystems, endangered, environment, animals, scientists, safety, science, study, discovery )

JL
- 33 days ago - takepart.com
A new study shows that sea urchin larvae were able to adapt to highly acidic seawater in a single life span.
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Dwarf Whale Survived Well Into Ice Age
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, discovery, animals )

Marty
- 49 days ago - phys.org
Research from New Zealand's University of Otago detailing the fossil of a dwarf baleen whale from Northern California reveals that it avoided extinction far longer than previously thought.
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Solar Plane to Fly Across the U.S. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY NEWS | APRIL 1, 2013 BY BRIAN
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, business, design, energy, environment, habitat, interesting, news, NewTechnology, research, safety, science, scientists, society, tech, technology, world )

Ruth
- 51 days ago - solartribune.com
"Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, the Swiss duo behind this innovative plane, have successfully flown the plane 26 hours straight, and from Africa to Europe. This trip will be the first in the U.S." CONGRTULATIONS! HAPPY SAFE TRAVELS IN USA & WORLD!
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19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World's Oceans Read More: 19-Year
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, discovery, interesting, NewTechnology, science, technology, world, humans, news, design, energy, habitat, tech, society, business, animals )

Micky
- 55 days ago - bit.ly
19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World's Oceans by Timon Singh, 03/26/13 filed under: environmental destruction, gallery, green technology, Water Issues
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Supplemental Feeding for Ecotourism Reverses Diel Activity and Alters Movement Patterns and Spatial Distribution of the Southern
Science & Tech  (tags: study, world, scientists, science, research, safety, animals, health, investigation )

JL
- 55 days ago - plosone.org
Southern stingrays, Dasyatis americana, have been provided supplemental food in ecotourism operations at Stingray City Sandbar (SCS), Grand Cayman since 1986, with this site becoming one of the world's most famous &heavily visited marine wildlife inter
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Centuries Ago, a Cat Walked Across This Medieval Manuscript
Science & Tech  (tags: animals, archaeology, discovery, history )

Marty
- 59 days ago - blogs.smithsonianmag.com
While pawing through a stack of medieval manuscripts from Dubrovnik, Croatia, University of Sarajevo doctoral student Emir O. Filipović stumbled upon a familiar set of splotches marring the centuries-old pages. Years ago, a mischievous kitty had
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