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  • Scientists still stumped on sickly sea lion strandings

    Fri, Apr 19, 2013 11:21 AM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience

    The reasons behind why almost 1,300 ill sea lions have beached themselves on California's shores in 2013 remain unclear..

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  • Ants 'use math' to find quickest route

    Thu, Apr 18, 2013 4:36 PM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience

    Scientists have found that when ants are trying to get somewhere, they choose the path with the shortest walking time, not the shortest distance.

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  • Does fish DNA support evolution of limbs?

    Thu, Apr 18, 2013 10:40 AM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Researchers discovered an enhancer, a 'dark matter' of the genome that somehow turns genes on and off.

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  • Was the Loch Ness Monster invented to boost tourism? A new study investigates

    Wed, Apr 17, 2013 4:16 PM by Melissa Breyer

    An academic notes that many of the reported sightings have come from cafe and hotel proprietors.

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  • Could life be older than Earth itself?

    Wed, Apr 17, 2013 4:02 PM by Jillian Scharr, TechNewsDaily

    Two geneticists have applied Moore's Law to life instead of computers, and their data suggests that life could have preceded the earth's formation.

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  • On the rebound, New England oysters face climate threat

    Wed, Apr 17, 2013 2:09 PM

    After a generation of effort, New England's waters are clean enough to support an oyster industry. But climate change could undermine those gains.

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  • Why woodchucks don't upchuck

    Wed, Apr 17, 2013 11:10 AM by Charles Choi, LiveScience

    Rodents may have lost the capability to vomit because they evolved other defensive strategies to replace it.

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  • Largest fish ever caught in Arizona is a true freshwater monster

    Tue, Apr 16, 2013 2:40 PM by Bryan Nelson

    The 76.52-pound flathead catfish was pulled in after a 35-minute struggle, by an angler named, oddly enough, 'Flathead Ed.'

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  • An elephant that loves to cuddle

    Tue, Apr 16, 2013 9:58 AM

    Video: This little elephant just wants to share the love.

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  • Giant snails invade, coat Florida in slime

    Mon, Apr 15, 2013 6:36 PM by Bryan Nelson

    Giant African land snails, an invasive species on the march in Florida, can grow to 8 inches long and eat through plaster walls.

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  • Kudzu-eating stinkbug may attack U.S. soybeans

    Mon, Apr 15, 2013 5:50 PM by Megan Gannon, News Editor

    Kudzu bugs, which are native to Asia, were only detected for the first time in the United States in Georgia in 2009.

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  • Two-headed baby blue shark pulled from Indian Ocean

    Mon, Apr 15, 2013 2:21 PM by Shea Gunther

    Most of the time, nature is pretty good at following the 'one baby, one head' rule. But every now and then, something goes wrong and you get this.

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  • Beaver delivers death bite to fisherman

    Mon, Apr 15, 2013 2:15 PM by Melissa Breyer

    In one of the odder examples of man versus nature, a spate of beaver attacks has left a number of people injured and one man dead.

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  • Giant, slimy, hungry African land snails are invading Florida

    Mon, Apr 15, 2013 11:34 AM by John Platt

    The rat-sized snails eat everything in their path and even carry diseases that can infect humans.

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  • Woodchuck eats ice cream

    Mon, Apr 15, 2013 9:53 AM

    Video: For his birthday, a cute little woodchuck (or groundhog if that's your preference) eats some ice cream.

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