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Dolphins: Unexpected treasure hunters

Mon, May 20, 2013 4:50 PM
by Marshall Honorof, TechNewsDaily
The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program combines technology and biology to train bottlenose dolphins to find sea mines, enemy divers and even artifacts.

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Top 10 ways to prepare for the total breakdown of society without looking like a (complete) lunatic
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Shea Gunther
Here are the top 10 ways to prepare for the total breakdown of society without looking like a (complete) lunatic.
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Today's eco photos: April 20th
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Devereaux Bell
See what's going on with the today's green photos.
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Eco-photos of the week: April 12-17
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Devereaux Bell
A selection of photos from this week's eco-happenings around the globe.
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10 animals on the verge of extinction
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Shea Gunther
We've displaced animals with our buildings and roads, introduced invasive species to wreak havoc on local habitats, and mercilessly hunted down game for sport, food, medicine or reality television.
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Inauguration photo gallery: A new day dawns
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Sarah Hicks
Browse photographs of the events surrounding Inauguration Day, when Barack Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States.
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Top 10 eco-disaster movies
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Sarah Hicks
The cinematic destruction of planet earth, or part of it, has been a favorite Hollywood movie theme for decades, but has increased in popularity recently with new awareness of man’s damaging impact on the environment.
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Breaking the ice
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Devereaux Bell
Photographs of ice shelves, glaciers and sea ice from frigid spots throughout the world, all taken by NASA's LANDSAT satellite over the last few years.
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The greenest parks in America
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Tracy Alverson Euler
These 10 U.S. parks are taking steps to be the greenest spaces in America.
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NASA photos of hurricanes seen from space
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 5:22 PM by Katherine Butler
The view from the East Coast can be frightening during hurricane season, but consider these amazing storms from a different perspective: what do they look like from space?
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Assignment Earth: White-nose syndrome in bats

Fri, Oct 16, 2009 4:44 PM

Video: Learn more about the disease that has killed one million bats since its discovery in 2006.
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Pittsburgh to play host again
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 4:20 PM by Katy Rank Lev
U.N. selects city to host World Environment Day 2010.
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Americans beginning to embrace e-bikes
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 2:55 PM by Shea Gunther
Popular overseas, electric bikes are just now starting to make inroads into the American market.
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We're winning: Fossil fuel use in big decline
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 1:02 PM by Shea Gunther
Fossil fuel use has dropped dramatically since 2007 as we burn less coal and waste less electricity.
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California may be first to ban power-hungry big-screen TVs

Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:19 AM

Legislators in California will vote to set maximum energy-consumption standards for televisions, possibly becoming the first state to ban inefficient televisions.
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Without proper bike lanes, bicyclists die
Thu, Oct 15, 2009 4:47 PM by Shea Gunther
Seven year old Kylie Bruehler was made an orphan when a truck driver accidentally swerved and killed her bicycle riding parents. With proper bike lanes, it would have never happened.
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