Sep 17 2010
Should We Sell the Oceans to Save Them?
We use our ocean resources in the same way we use public bathrooms. One way to save the seas may be to sell the m to private business owners.
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Sep 09 2010
Global Biodiversity Still in Peril, Despite Progress
This year marks the deadline of the Millennium Development Goal for preserving biodiversity, and a group of scientists weighed in on just how well we achieved our targets. Want to guess how we did?
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Sep 07 2010
Mapping Whale Brains for Sound Effects
A new computer simulation attempts to understand what happens to a whale's brain when it's hit with blasts of high-intensity sound.
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Aug 28 2010
No, Seriously, What Killed the Dinosaurs?
New research suggests the answer may be more complicated than the "single asteroid" theory.
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Aug 25 2010
How Much Did Darwin Get Wrong?
A new study argues that evolution is a bit more complex than Charles Darwin first realized. But should we really say he was "wrong"?
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Aug 19 2010
Warming Caves Could Curtail ‘Bat Plague’
White nose syndrome is devastating bats across eastern North America, and threatening local populations with extinction. Though there is no cure, researchers may have found a way to quell the carnage.
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Aug 17 2010
Oregon’s Mysterious Dead Zone Confounds Scientists
Low-oxygen dead zones appear each summer off the coast of Oregon, and researchers are struggling to figure out why.
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Aug 16 2010
Pair of Rare White Whales Spotted off Australia
"Migaloo," a full-grown, all-white humpback whale was spotted off eastern Australia over the weekend. Despite being incredibly rare and a local celebrity, he is not alone.
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Aug 16 2010
No Oil Detected in Gulf Shrimp — Yet
University researchers determine that seafood samples taken from the Gulf are free of petroleum.
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Aug 03 2010
Can Venom Save Lives?
Tarantula, scorpion, ant, and other animals' venom contains compounds that can treat a range of severe diseases.
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