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Cicadas continue East Coast march

Thu, May 16, 2013 10:28 AM
by Megan Gannon, LiveScience
Scientists expect this brood's population to be up to 30 billion this year.

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Running a trap line by bike
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 1:52 PM by Shea Gunther
Portlander (the West Coast kind) Shaun Deller taught a workshop on running an urban trap line by bike, and he shares some of the finer points of nutria-trapping in this video.
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Climate scientists face organized campaign of threatening e-mails

Wed, Feb 24, 2010 12:18 PM

Denialist organizations target Australian scientists and journalists with insulting and offensive e-mails.
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15 cute animals that could kill you
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 12:15 PM by Bryan Nelson
They might look sweet and innocent, but many of nature's cutest creatures are also deadly.
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Watch: Living north of the Arctic Circle
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 11:24 AM by Shea Gunther
Heimo and Edna Korth have been living in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge since before it was a refuge. Watch as VBS.tv spends a week with them.
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What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 11:00 AM by Russell McLendon
A swirling sea of plastic bags, bottles and other debris is growing in the North Pacific, and now another one has been found in the Atlantic. But how did they get there? And is there anything we can do to clean them up?
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Florida opens python hunting season

Wed, Feb 24, 2010 7:30 AM

Video: Licensed hunters will be allowed to stalk and kill the slithering serpents on state-managed lands around the Everglades with the revival of the snake hunt. WTVJ's Ari Odzer reports.
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Illustrated "food": What's in a Hot Pocket?
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 5:32 PM by Shea Gunther
Designer Justin Perricone aptly illustrates the insanity behind the ingredient lists of some modern processed "foods".
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Editorial cartoon: The enemy is, us?
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 4:18 PM by Shea Gunther
If nothing else, this sharp editorial cartoon by Chappette will make you think about the some of the causes of climate change.
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A quest at the center of the salmon universe
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 2:16 PM by Cool Green Science Blog
Take a journey to Alaska's Bristol Bay, where a healthy ecosystem brims with wild salmon and rich tradition.
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Military and environmentalists join forces to preserve endangered animals
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 2:06 PM by Katherine Butler
An unlikely alliance bears fruit as military leaders realize that supporting local wildlife could mean fewer regulations down the road.
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Guinea pig meat improves food security in Congo

Tue, Feb 23, 2010 2:04 PM

Rural residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo are raising the small, fast-reproducing rodents for food.
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Test your oceans IQ, win an eco-trip
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 1:13 PM by Siel Ju
Take an Oceana quiz for a chance to win a trip to watch sea turtles in the wild.
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Giant George is world's top dog

Tue, Feb 23, 2010 11:54 AM

Video: A 25-pound blue Great Dane measuring 3 feet 7 inches tall is the world's tallest dog, according to the Guinness World Records organization.
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Mouse given a human liver
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 5:29 AM by Bryan Nelson
Scientists replace the liver cells of mice with human hepatocytes to test novel therapies for human liver diseases.
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Elephants impress with mental prowess
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 12:18 AM by Helen Jupiter
From Africa to Japan, animal researchers are discovering the extraordinary abilities elephants for language and even numbers.
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