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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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Mile-long trail of manatee poop forces beach closure

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 12:52 PM

Manatees the culprit in mysterious trail of feces that forced officials to close Humiston Park Beach in Florida.
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In the Field: Tree farm goes organic
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 5:06 AM by Emily Murphy
Video: Farmer D travels to Kentucky to make a tree farm organic.
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MNN week in review

Sat, Oct 10, 2009 8:30 AM

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Oct. 4-10.
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CO2 levels reach milestone
Fri, Oct 09, 2009 9:23 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch
The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere hasn’t been this high in at least 15 million years, according to study.
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Assignment Earth: Flamingos of Mumbai

Fri, Oct 09, 2009 3:15 PM

Video: This crowded city hosts one of the world's largest populations of flamingos.
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Radioactive rabbit poop litters Washington state
Fri, Oct 09, 2009 3:14 PM by Shea Gunther
Researchers are searching for and destroying radioactive rabbit poop sprinkled around a shuttered Washington state nuclear plant.
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Michelle Obama named honorary Girl Scouts president

Fri, Oct 09, 2009 1:33 PM

First lady joins a long line of presidents’ wives who have served as honorary national president of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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Beware the giant bacteria-filled sea blobs

Fri, Oct 09, 2009 12:22 PM

Bizarre sheets of mucus-like material found along the Mediterranean coast are spreading into new areas and lasting longer.
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Energy giant shelving coal fired power plant
Fri, Oct 09, 2009 10:37 AM by Shea Gunther
In the face of the economic downturn and after months of protest, energy conglomerate E.ON is putting their plans for a new coal-fired power plant in Kent, England, on hold.
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Illegal horse killings on the rise in Florida
Thu, Oct 08, 2009 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge
South Florida officials stumped by recent spike in illegal horse meat market.
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Star Wars: The green cut
Thu, Oct 08, 2009 1:12 PM by Shea Gunther
What if Star Wars had been written by environmentalists? Could the Rebels reach consensus on how to fight the Death Star?
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William Kamkwamba on the Daily Show
Thu, Oct 08, 2009 11:20 AM by Shea Gunther
The Malawian inventor who built a windmill at the age of 14 stopped in last night for a visit with the Daily Show's Jon Stewart.
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Video: Tea cup pigs are the new pet craze

Wed, Oct 07, 2009 5:30 PM

With their little pink snouts and oversized ears, tiny pigs the size of tea cups are irresistibly cute. ITN's Damon Green reports from down on the farm.
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Midweek linkstravaganza
Wed, Oct 07, 2009 4:28 PM by Shea Gunther
Chicken poop-eating cows, more bad BPA news, more reasons to jump on a bike, a deep energy retrofit, and pretzels. Yum.
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Video: Nearly-extinct leopard gives birth

Wed, Oct 07, 2009 2:42 PM

A very rare Siberian snow leopard gives birth to healthy triplets in Ukraine.
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