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Mysterious 'fairy circles' stump scientists

Wed, Jun 27 2012 at 5:03 PM

The cause of these bare spots remain unknown, but new research shows that they occur with regularity and that the number of circles remains consistent.
Western wildfires not likely to abate

Tue, Jun 26 2012 at 3:14 PM

Drought conditions and high temperatures are create 'explosive fire growth potential' in Colorado as summer continues.
Wildfires force evacuations in U.S. west

Mon, Jun 25 2012 at 3:25 AM

No injuries have been sustained as a result of the fire, and some 11,000 residents have been admitted to shelters.
Threat to 'web of life' imperils humans, UN summit told

Tue, Jun 19 2012 at 10:43 AM

An updated version of the Red List, a small fraction of species used to gauge biodiversity, 20 percent of plants at risk for extinction.
Antarctica's coasts once lush with plant life

Mon, Jun 18 2012 at 12:49 PM

Shifts in rain patterns and temperatures resulted in the coasts of Antarctica resembling 'present-day Iceland' about 15 to 20 million years ago.
German 'forest boy' turns out to be Dutch

Fri, Jun 15 2012 at 5:52 AM

The German authorities have 'great doubts' about the boy's story of having lived in the woods for 5 years and burying his father there.
Please stop Xingu dam, Amazonian Indians plead at summit

Thu, Jun 14 2012 at 4:28 PM

The indigenous groups fear the dam will further uproot their way of life while environmentalists have concerns over deforestation and greenhouse gases.
Carnivorous pitcher plant's lid tricks ants -- but only when it rains

Wed, Jun 13 2012 at 6:17 PM

The rain triggers a vibration on the sugar- and wax-coated lid that then drops the unsuspecting ant or fly into the hungry plant.
New secret passages discovered in Carlsbad Caverns

Wed, Jun 13 2012 at 1:18 PM

The caverns are already known for their large rooms, but one of the newly found chambers is the highest in the cave at 510 feet tall.
Clinton to lead U.S. contingent at Rio Summit

Tue, Jun 12 2012 at 7:06 PM

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will represent the United States at the Rio summit alongside Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson and Todd Stern, the U.S. special envoy on climate change.

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Articles about Wilderness

Mysterious 'fairy circles' stump scientists

Western wildfires not likely to abate

Wildfires force evacuations in U.S. west

Threat to 'web of life' imperils humans, UN summit told

Antarctica's coasts once lush with plant life

German 'forest boy' turns out to be Dutch

Please stop Xingu dam, Amazonian Indians plead at summit

Carnivorous pitcher plant's lid tricks ants -- but only when it rains

New secret passages discovered in Carlsbad Caverns

Clinton to lead U.S. contingent at Rio Summit

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