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America Ponders Pika Protection
Science & Tech  (tags: Earth, environment, ecology, science, pika, animals, endangered )

Scarlett
- 308 days ago - blogs.nature.com
A small, rabbit-like animal in US may soon have something in common with the polar bear. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering whether the American pika (Ochotona princeps) should be protected under the endangered species act.
Speedy Songbirds
Science & Tech  (tags: Earth, environment, ecology, birds, songbirds, science )

Scarlett
- 308 days ago - blogs.nature.com
Tiny geolocating "backpacks" have helped scientists discern that songbirds can migrate three times as fast as previously thought, as reported in Science.
Satellites Collide in Orbit
Science & Tech  (tags: space, science, technology, news )

Scarlett
- 311 days ago - spaceflightnow.com
Two satellites have collided in orbit, destroying both. This is the first time such a major collision has ever occurred.
Requiem for the Redhead
Society & Culture  (tags: redheads, red hair, culture, society, extinction )

Scarlett
- 316 days ago - smithsonianmag.com
Not long ago, newspapers and magazines reported that, by the end of the century, redheads, of whom I am one, will be extinct.
The Journey to Elsewhere, U.S.A.
Society & Culture  (tags: science, Anthropology, Behavior, Humans, Society, Culture )

Scarlett
- 316 days ago - smithsonianmag.com
A professor explains how new technology drastically altered the modern American family unit.
The Spotted Owl's New Nemesis
Animals  (tags: spotting owls, owls, evolution, science, wildlife, endangered, Northern Spotted Owl )

Scarlett
- 316 days ago - smithsonianmag.com
An epic battle between environmentalists and loggers left much of the spotted owl's habitat protected. Now the celebrity species faces a new threat--a tougher owl
Cats as Pets and Predators
Animals  (tags: felines, cats, house cats, animals, science, evolution )

Scarlett
- 316 days ago - smithsonianmag.com
Jake Page explores the evolution and enigmatic ways of the most popular pet in America -- the house cat
Science Gets Cut
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Obama, Science, Stimulus, Spending, Senators )

Scarlett
- 316 days ago - pandasthumb.org
Wherever Obama has proposed stimulus spending for science, conservative senators propose chopping back massively. The increase in support for NSF? Gone completely. NASA's boost? Cut in half. And on and on.
Ancient Snake's Massive Size Points to Extra Hot Jungle
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, snake, science, Titanoboa cerrejonensis, paleontology )

Scarlett
- 317 days ago - richarddawkins.net
Researchers have found the remains of what they are billing as the biggest snake the world has ever known -- an animal estimated to be longer than a city bus and heftier than a car.
Klingons Do NOT Hold Up Convenience Stores!
Offbeat  (tags: Humor, Klingon, Crime, Robbery, off-beat, Funny, Star Trek )

Scarlett
- 317 days ago - thedenverchannel.com
If I worked at the Quickie Mart and some guy came in brandishing a Klingon sword, I'd give him all the quatloos he wanted. Unless he was trying to swipe some perfume. Then I would mock him and use my pain stick on him.
 
 
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