Wilderness, Natural Resources, Oceans, Ecology

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Sterile mosquitoes may help fight malaria
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 7:55 PM by Michael d'Estries
Through genetic modification, males that shoot blanks could substantially reduce populations, cut infection rates.
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Watch: Leopard seal teaches photogapher how to hunt
Mon, Nov 16, 2009 9:52 PM by Shea Gunther
National Geographer photographer Brian Lam caught some amazing behavior on camera when a leopard seal tried to show him how to catch penguins.
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Newly evolved finch appears on the Galapagos Islands
Mon, Nov 16, 2009 9:40 PM by Bryan Nelson
Evolution caught in the act? An isolated population of finches have odd-shaped beaks, sing differently, and don't breed with others.
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End o' week video drop
Fri, Nov 13, 2009 4:31 PM by Shea Gunther
Animals are adorable, you can play video games with sheep if you have enough LED lights, and the Truck Farm is a farm that's really on the move.
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NASA says the world will not end in 2012

Fri, Nov 13, 2009 11:21 AM

Video: NASA is reassuring the public that the world will not end in 2012, despite theories based on the Mayan calendar and the new fiction disaster film, 2012.
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Search for Loch Ness Monster nets 100,000 golf balls

Fri, Nov 13, 2009 11:21 AM

Scottish scientists searching for evidence of Nessie find a bevy of golf balls at the bottom of the famous lake.
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New study finds viruses run rampant in Antarctica
Wed, Nov 11, 2009 6:55 PM by Jeffrey Davis
If you think every day viruses are tough, check out these newly discovered viruses that make Antarctica their playground.
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The Dark Side of Planet Earth
Wed, Nov 11, 2009 2:14 PM by Shea Gunther
Have you ever watched the BBC's Planet Earth? Have you ever watched the BBC's Planet Earth ... on the Dark Side!?
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Cell phone review: The Samsung Reclaim
Tue, Nov 10, 2009 11:53 PM by Shea Gunther
Sprints new phone, the Reclaim by Samsung, makes some steps in the greener direction, but does it goes as far as it's advertised?
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Oil industry sinkhole threatens to swallow city
Tue, Nov 10, 2009 4:30 AM by Bryan Nelson
Parts of the New Mexico town near Carlsbad Caverns National Park could collapse because of irresponsible extraction practices by the oil industry.
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Watch: Little deer jumps into lion pit
Mon, Nov 09, 2009 4:26 PM by Shea Gunther
A small deer jumped the fence into the lion enclosure at the National Zoo. I wish I could say it ended well.
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Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ida

Mon, Nov 09, 2009 9:59 AM

Video: The Gulf Coast prepares for a rare November storm as Hurricane Ida approaches the U.S. mainland. Al Roker tracks the expected path of the storm.
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Ancient trees at risk in Peru
Mon, Nov 09, 2009 12:51 AM by Katherine Butler
The huarango can live for more than 1,000 years, but modern man may be repeating history by destroying this key ecosystem.
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Kenya's Maasai tribesmen recruited as lion guardians

Thu, Nov 05, 2009 1:15 PM

Once fierce lion killers, the Maasai are now being recruited by the government to protect dwindling lion population.
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Mother of coyote attack victim pleads for the lives of the coyotes
Thu, Nov 05, 2009 12:06 PM by Jeffrey Davis
Mother of 19-year-old Taylor Mitchell, the rising Canadian folk singer who was killed by 2 coyotes last week, pleads for the lives of the animals, saying that's what Taylor would want.
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