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LATEST NEWS
- Fur Seal Caught Trying to Have Sex With Penguin
- Giant Pythons Could Spread Quickly Across South
- Scientists Investigate Recent Coyote Attacks on Children in California
- Cyclone Nargis Had All the Makings of a 'Perfect Storm'
- Scientist: Recent Natural Disasters Perfectly Normal
- Judge Lets Gray-Wolf Lawsuit Against Government Proceed
- Mortuaries Mull Dissolving Bodies as Burial, Cremation Alternative
- Cold Water Thrown on Antarctic Global-Warming Predictions
- Iguana on Loose Triggers Hawaii School Lockdown
- Endangered Blue Iguanas Stomped to Death in Cayman Islands
- Genes Reveal Platypus Even Weirder Than Suspected
- Study: Global Warming Could Kill Off Koalas
- Feds: Six Sea Lions in Oregon Not Shot to Death
- Mathematicians Make Three-Dimensional Images of Music
- Why Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals
AGRICULTURE & BOTANY
- Scientists to Build Database of Tree DNA
- Missouri Botanist Rediscovers Strange Parasitic Plant
- Australian Wasp Fooled Into Having Sex With Flowers
- Study: Flowers Losing Sweet Smell Over Pollution
- Feds Accused of Poisoning Poor With Sewage Sludge
- How Green Is Organic Milk?
- How Green Are 'Organic' Shoes?
- Judge Spotlights Hazards of Sewage-Based Fertilizer
- Apple Farmer Finds Pigs Work Better Than Pesticides
- Norway Formally Opens Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault
- Norway Set to Open Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault
- How Green Is Artificial Turf?
- New Palm Tree Lives 100 Years, Flowers, Then Dies
- New Palm Tree Lives 100 Years, Flowers, Then Dies
- How Green Is Organic Gardening and Lawn Care?
ARTHROPODS
- Mysterious Deaths of Honeybees on Upswing
- Gender-Bending Barnacles Grow Huge Penises in Rough Waters
- Tuxedo-Wearing Beetle Named After Roy Orbison
- Queen Honeybees Keep Harems of Dancing Males
- South American Ants Eating Way Across California
- Scientists Make Fruit Flies Gay, Then Straight Again
- Scientists Turn Cockroaches Into Zombie Slaves
- Researchers: Males Genetically Simpler Than Females
- Scientists Auctioning Off Butterfly Species Naming Rights
- Following Honeybee Disappearance, Bumblebees Begin Vanishing Act
- Bizarre Bugs Bend Both Genders
- Several Spider Species Cooperated in Giant Texas Web
- 'Killer Bees' Move Into New Orleans
- Strange Virus May Be Cause of Honeybee Deaths
- Study: Primitive Respiratory System Limits Insect Size
BIRDS
- Wounded Bald Eagle May Get Bionic Beak
- Young Birds Found to Babble Like Babies
- Hawk Clawed Open by Own Last Meal
- Miniature Wetsuit Puts Balding Penguin Back in Play
- Wind Farms May Pose Danger to Whooping Cranes
- Surviving Fish-Guts Eagles Close to Recovery
- Anticipation Improves Avian Copulation
- Crows Found to Make Own Tools From Sticks
- Bird Makes Record Non-Stop Flight
- Birds May Be Able to 'See' Earth's Magnetic Field
- Bite-Sized Bird Being Gobbled Up by French Poachers
- Alex the Talking Research Parrot Dies, Aged 31
- Rare California Condor Found Dead of Lead Poisoning
- Hollywood to Put Pesky Pigeons on the Pill
- New York Wildlife Haven May Be Vanishing
CHEMISTRY
- Mortuaries Mull Dissolving Bodies as Burial, Cremation Alternative
- Canadian Brewery Seeks Answer to 'Beer Chill' Problem
- New Protein Antifreeze Improves Ice Cream
- Stamp Honoring Scientist Contains Chemical Error
- Germany's Gerhard Ertl Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Molecular Structure Predicts If Something Smells Good
- Chemists Figure Out What Makes Coffee Bitter
- Scientist: Ethanol Would Cause More Pollution Than Gasoline
- American Wins Chemistry Nobel for Genetics Work
- Study: Earth May Have Been Oxygenated Much Earlier
- Scientists: Nature's Fundamental Laws May Be Changing
- New Research Suggests Simple Approach to Beginning of Life
CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL WARMING & METEOROLOGY
- Cyclone Nargis Had All the Makings of a 'Perfect Storm'
- Scientist: Recent Natural Disasters Perfectly Normal
- Cold Water Thrown on Antarctic Global-Warming Predictions
- Study: Global Warming Could Kill Off Koalas
- Global Warming Could Be Worst for Tropical Species
- Scientists Discover Why 1930s Dust Bowl Was So Bad
- Carbon Costs: Is It Easy Being Green?
- Arctic Ice Melt Expected to Get Worse
- Hurricane Expert: School Silencing Me Over Global-Warming Views
- NOAA: Greenhouse Gases Growing Faster
- How Global Warming Brings Heavier Snows
- Think Tank: Climate Change May Spark Global Conflicts
- Scientist: Forget Global Warming, Prepare for New Ice Age
- Study Disputes Cosmic-Ray Link to Global Warming
- NOAA: Last Month Was Warmest March on Record
DNA, GENETICS & HEREDITY
- How DNA Could Reveal Relationships of Texas Sect
- Market for Personal Gene Scans Raises Questions
- American Indian Ancestry Traced Back to Six Women
- Whites Genetically Weaker Than Blacks, Study Finds
- DNA Molecules Display Telepathic Abilities
- Japanese Scientists Create Fearless Mouse
- Report: Researchers Clone Fluorescent Cats
- Researchers Map Out Human 'Silent Genes'
- How Ancient Parasites Took Over Your Genes
- Genetic Tweak Creates Super-Fit 'Mighty Mouse'
- Cat Genome Mostly Decoded for First Time
- DNA Discoverer Retires in Wake of Race Remarks
- DNA Discoverer Apologizes for Racist Remarks
- Scientists: Genetic Ancestry Tests Mostly Bogus
- DNA Tests Help Determine Dog Breeds
FISH & SHARKS
- Pennsylvania Man Teaches Goldfish to Do Tricks
- Angler Catches Fish, Partially Digested Lizard Crawls Out of Mouth
- West Coast Salmon-Fishing Ban Almost Certain
- Strange Crawling Fish May Be Part of New Family
- Sound Could Train Fish to Catch Themselves
- Population Collapse Cancels Salmon-Fishing Season
- Sharks Decline Even as Attacks on Humans Rise
- Man-Made Flood Planned for Grand Canyon
- Warmer Antarctic Might Lure Sharks Back
- Blind Cavefish Not So Blind After All
- California Officials to Poison Lake to Kill Fish Predators
- Wildlife Officials Stocked Rivers With Wrong Trout
- East African Fishermen Catch Rare Ancient Fish
- Military Study: Sonar No Threat to Trout
- North Carolina Fisherman Catches Piranha
GEOLOGY & SEISMOLOGY
- Scientist: Recent Natural Disasters Perfectly Normal
- Volcano in 1600 May Have Put World Into Deep Freeze
- Volcanic Smog Blankets Hawaii in Toxic Gas
- Earth's Interior a Lot Like Chunky Peanut Butter
- Scientists Seek Clues as Earthquakes Continue to Shake Reno
- Strong Earthquake Rocks East Timor
- Scientists: Even Bigger Quake Could Hit Midwest
- Earth Gives Off Mysterious Low Hum
- 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Illinois; Felt 450 Miles Away
- Grand Canyon Possibly Old as Dinosaurs
- Glowing Kilauea Vent Draws Visitors to Erupting Volcano
- USGS: California Has 99.7 Percent Chance of Big Earthquake in Next 30 Years
- Swarm of Earthquakes Detected Off Central Oregon
- Hawaii Volcano National Park Closed Due to Eruption
- Hawaiian Volcano Spews Lava for First Time in 25 Years
THE HUMAN MIND & BODY
- Why Conservatives Are Happier Than Liberals
- Geographical Differences Easily Found in Human Urine
- Study: Men More Forgetful Than Women
- Study: Testosterone Fuels Stock-Market Success
- Study: Prayer No Guarantee Against Adultery
- Study: Strong Emotion Sharpens Sense of Smell
- Computer Uses Brain Scans to Read Minds
- Researchers: Humans Instinctively Afraid of Snakes
- Neuroscience Increasingly Presented as Evidence for Trials in U.S. Courts
- Scientists Study Wisconsin Man With Amazing Memory
- Identical Twins Often Have Different DNA
- Arsenic Poisoning Ruled Out in Napoleon's Death
- Scientist: All Blue-Eyed People Are Related
- Lonely People More Likely to Believe in Supernatural
- Study: Memory Loss Linked to Loss of Imagination
MAMMALS
- Scientists Investigate Recent Coyote Attacks on Children in California
- Judge Lets Gray-Wolf Lawsuit Against Government Proceed
- Genes Reveal Platypus Even Weirder Than Suspected
- Feds: Six Sea Lions in Oregon Not Shot to Death
- Listening for Whales Could Prevent Ship Strikes
- Feds Probe Shooting of Six Sea Lions in Oregon
- Six Sea Lions Shot Dead in Oregon
- Scientists: Bison Could Once Again Thunder Across Great Plains
- Cloud Rat Rediscovered in Philippines After 112 Years
- Bats Screech Louder Than Rock Concerts
- Study: Three Dozen Grizzly Bears Living in Anchorage
- Climate Change May Threaten Lake Superior Wolves
- Stinky Urine Gives Away Inbred Mice
- Humans May Be Able to Sense Oxygen Through Skin
- Ebola Virus Threatens Gorilla With Extinction
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematicians Make Three-Dimensional Images of Music
- Mathematicians Build 'Perfect' Terrorist Cell
- Math Team Solves 248-Dimensional Puzzle
- Fans of Pi Have Their Day
- Study: Countries That Hate Math Do Better at It
- Japanese Man Recites First 100,000 Digits of Pi
- Mysterious Mathematician Solves Problem, Refuses Award
- Study: Babies Can Do Math at Six Months
- Chinese, English Speakers Use Brains Differently to Tackle Math
- Virginia Boy, 15, Recites 8,784 Digits of Pi
MICROBIOLOGY
- Two Bacteria Species Merging Into One
- Viruses Found Transmitting Genes Among Bacteria
- Scientists Find Way to Shake Viruses to Death
- Earth's Clouds Alive With Bacteria
- Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Arctic
- Methane-Eating Bacteria Could Save the World
- Bacteria Used to Generate Hydrogen From Garbage
- Arizona Teen Becomes Sixth Victim This Year of Brain-Eating Amoeba
- Scientists Believe Artificial Life Will Be Possible in 3 to 10 Years
- Frozen Microbes Revived After 100,000 Years
- Beach Sand Found to Be Full of E. Coli Bacteria
- Asphalt-Munching Bacteria Found in La Brea Tar Pits
- Nasty Parasite Ends Up Making Bugs More Fertile
- Parasitic Worms Alter Hosts' Sense of Smell to Better Its Lot in Life
- Bacteria Found to Give Seashore Its Distinctive Smell
OCEANOGRAPHY & MARINE BIOLOGY
- Fur Seal Caught Trying to Have Sex With Penguin
- Huge Reservoir Being Built to Restore Everglades
- Global Warming Could Be Worst for Tropical Species
- Low-Oxygen 'Dead Zones' Growing in Oceans
- Colossal Squid Has Eye Large as Dinner Plate
- Scientists Thaw Out Largest Squid Ever Caught
- Bikini Atoll's Nuked Coral Reef Bounces Back to Life
- Six Million Pounds of Trash Found on World's Beaches
- Study: Octopuses Lie, Cheat and Kill for Sex
- Ethanol Production May Expand Gulf 'Dead Zone'
- Dolphin Guides Stranded Whales Back to Sea
- White Killer Whale Spotted Near Alaska
- Man-Made Flood to Rush Through Grand Canyon
- Six-Legged Octopus Discovered at English Aquarium
- Japan: Anti-Whaling Activists Threw Acid at Ship's Crew
OTHER ANIMALS
- Study: Ranchland Key to Preserving American West's Environment
- Why Some Animals Eat Their Young
- Sexual Orientation Hard-Wired in Worm Brains
- Study: Bees Prefer Violet, Blue Flowers
- Tourist Says He's Shot Video of Loch Ness Monster
- Shhh! Ten Ways to Quiet Noisy National Parks
- Environmentalists: Border Fence Would Threaten Rio Grande Wildlife
- Sea Urchin Genes Could Lead to Medical Breakthroughs
- Giant, Hungry Snails Overrunning Caribbean Island of Barbados
- California Public Agencies Use In-Office Worms to Eat Garbage
- Europe's Zoos Becoming Targets of Animal Thieves
- Federal Protection Sought for Giant Smelly Earthworm
PHYSICS
- Possible New Element Could Rewrite Textbooks
- Physicist: Secrets of Universe Soon to Be Unlocked
- Lawsuit: Huge Atom Smasher Could Destroy World
- 'Jumper'-Style Teleportation Just Barely Possible
- Navy Tests High-Powered Electromagnetic Railgun
- Giant Atom Smasher On Hunt for 'Sparticles'
- Blowing Desert Sand Highly Electrically Charged
- Researchers Use LCD Screen to Bend Light
- Scientists Find Energy Source of Northern Lights
- Quantum Experiment Carried Out at Molecular Level
- Whatever Happened to Nuclear Power?
- Scientists Work to Stop Light in 'Trapped Rainbow'
- Laid-Back Surfer Dude May Be Next Einstein
- Scientists See Early Universe in Grains of Sand
- British Defense Researchers Create Invisible Tank
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
- Giant Pythons Could Spread Quickly Across South
- Iguana on Loose Triggers Hawaii School Lockdown
- Endangered Blue Iguanas Stomped to Death in Cayman Islands
- Endangered Blue Iguanas Stomped to Death in Cayman Islands
- Brand-New Lizard, Toad, Opossum Found in Brazil
- Rare Asian Turtle No Longer Extinct in Wild
- California Man Gets 6 Months in Prison for Tortoise Smuggling Ring
- Fastest-Evolving Creature Is 'Living Dinosaur'
- Crippled Sea Turtle May Get Prosthetic Flipper
- 2 Komodo Dragons Hatch at Wichita Zoo Without Male Fertilization
- Strange Salamanders, Frogs Cited as Near Extinction
- Dozens of Gharials Mysteriously Die in India
- Columbus Zoo Pays to Keep Largest Snake in Captivity on Permanent Display
- Frozen Iguanas Fall From Florida Trees
- Snake Has Surgery After Swallowing Golf Balls
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- Cleveland Man Pummeled to Death by 15, Urinated On and Stripped in the Street
- 10,000 Dead After Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake Rocks Central China
- Report: Man Says He Was Forced to Sit in JetBlue Flight Bathroom for 3 Hours
- Pop Tarts: Holly Heartbroken: Hef Reveals Why She’ll Never Be His Wife
- FOXSexpert: 10 Sex Mistakes Women Make
- Michigan Teen Gets Life Sentence for 'Thrill Kill' Beheading
- Giant Pythons Could Spread Quickly Across South
- Alabama Father Charged With Shooting and Killing His Own Son
- Former State Department Officials Allege U.S. Cover Up of Iraqi Government Corruption
- Weather Halts Search for Female Cruise Passenger Who Fell Overboard
- Grandma Helps Stressed Troops; Sends Them Dolls Built to Take a Beating
- 'Bonnie and Clyde' Jet-Setters Sign Plea Deal in Massive ID Theft Case
- Jordanian Man Charged in Honor Killing of Sister
- Hundreds Arrested in Immigration Raid at Iowa Meatpacking Plant
- Pentagon Drops Charges Against '20th' 9/11 Hijacker
- Laura Bush Recounts How Weather Threatened Jenna's Wedding to Henry Hager
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