Science
Ugly animals get their day in the spotlight
Slimy, scaly or darn right ugly animals don't draw visitors to zoos and they physical characteristics make it tough to rally support to protect these critters from extinction.
UN says greenhouse gases at record high in 2011
The main global warming pollutant reached a record high level in the air in 2011, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday.
Study: NJ beaches 30-40 feet narrower after storm
The average New Jersey beach is 30 to 40 feet narrower after Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey that is sure to intensify a long-running debate on whether federal dollars should be used to replenish stretches of sand that only a fraction of U.S. taxpayers use.
Violent dolphin deaths a mystery for scientists
Over the past several months, dolphins have washed ashore along the northern Gulf Coast with bullet wounds, missing jaws and hacked off fins, and federal officials said they are looking into the mysterious deaths.
Iowa scientists: Drought a sign of climate change
This year's drought is consistent with predictions that global climate change would bring about weather extremes including more frequent droughts, said a report released Monday.
Even apes have 'midlife crises,' study finds
Chimpanzees going through a midlife crisis? It sounds like a setup for a joke.
Great white video makes splash
A white whale, rarely seen in the wild, has been spotted off the coast of Norway swimming with a pod of whales.
Google navigates '100k' stars in our galaxy (PHOTOS)
Think Google Maps, in galactic proportions.
Astronauts touch down in chilly Kazakhstan steppe
Three astronauts touched down in the dark, chilly expanses of central Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz capsule Monday after a 125-day stay at the International Space Station.
Why some harmonies sound better than others
New research from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences helps to explain why some tones sound better than others.
Population of Africa's mountain gorillas rises
The population of Uganda's mountain gorillas has grown to 400, up from 302 in 2006, according to a census conducted last year, bringing the total number of mountain gorillas in Africa to 880 and giving hope to conservationists trying to save the critically endangered species.
NASA symposium meeting in Virginia
A NASA symposium in Virginia is examining ideas that may lead to advanced and innovative space technologies.
Brazil aims to clone wild animal species
Brazilian researchers are turning to cloning to help fight the perilous decline of several animal species.
Study: Stone spear tip made by earlier ancestor
Scientists say they've found evidence that stone tips for spears were made much earlier than thought, maybe even created by an earlier ancestor than has been believed.
Ruptured cable at Russian Mission Control fixed
Russia's space agency says a ruptured communications cable serving its Mission Control just outside Moscow has been fixed.
American Samoa bans shark fishing to save species
American Samoa is banning shark fishing in its waters in hopes of stopping the population's decline.
Feds: Lack of sea ice changes walrus behavior
The absence of vast swaths of summer sea ice is changing the behavior of Pacific walrus, federal scientists said Wednesday, but added that more research will be needed to say what the final effects might be.
Calif. panel rejects quake study near nuke plant
Citing harm to marine life, California coastal regulators on Wednesday soundly rejected a utility's plan to map offshore earthquake faults near a nuclear power plant by blasting loud air cannons.
Rat kill in Galapagos Islands targets 180 million 1/4t
The unique bird and reptile species that make the Galapagos Islands a treasure for scientists and tourists must be preserved, Ecuadorean authorities say _ and that means the rats must die, hundreds of millions of them.
San Francisco area drivers 1st with algae biofuel
Drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area have become the first motorists in the nation to fill up their gas tanks with an algae-based biofuel.
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