Latest Stories in Natural Sciences
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Husky's Sad Ordeal in Wolf Trap Highlights the Horrors of Predator Control
On many an outing in the often treacherous terrain, a Forest Service worker's companion, a 2-year-old Husky named Bella, acted as an integral deterrent of predators -- that is, until she was mistaken for one
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Grab Your Cameras! New Graduate Program for Conservation Photographers
A new course will teach visual artists how to hone messages for the environmental movement.
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Scientists Thrilled With Rare Whale's Remarkable Journey
There are believed to be as few as 130 endangered western gray whales left in the waters off of the North Pacific -- but for one youngster, it was evidently time to move on.
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Entire Village in India Relocates to Make Room For Tigers
It's no secret that most human-animal conflicts don't end well for wildlife -- but in a rare show of interspecies hospitality, an entire community in India has decided to relocate in order to make room for big cats in need of some extra space.
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Tourism to Blame For Rise in Shark-Attacks Deaths
Sharks have garnered a reputation as mean, cold-blooded aquatic killers, striking fear into the hearts of many would-be ocean goers -- but it turns out that in an increasing number of shark attack cases, it may actually be humans that are to blame.
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Bees Use Sign Language to Give Hornets the Finger
Honeybees don't just communicate with each other through "sign language". They do the same for predators to warn them off. And it works.
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Crime-Fighting Statistical Tool Used to Track Down Invasive Species
A lot of progress can be made by taking the tools of one field and using them in another. Here we see how a criminology tool can be used to better fight invasive species.
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Diseased Rhesus Monkeys Run Wild in Florida
"We struggle with the park service mission," said one Park official. "We know people like to see the monkeys, but we know they don't belong here."
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Mass Dolphin Strandings Continue, So Do Incredible Rescue Efforts (Video)
Dolphins get a hand from humans in Cape Cod. Footage from rescuers with the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
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Study: Humpback Whales Living in Same Ocean Basin Singing Different Tunes
Contrary to previously held notions of how whale songs are shared between neighboring populations, a surprising study finds that whales living the same ocean basin are singing different songs.
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Lasers Used to Generate Remarkably Detailed 3D Map of the Amazon
"The technology that we have here gives us a first-ever look at the Amazon in its full three-dimensional detail, over very large regions," says the study's lead researcher.
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Puerto Rico Wants to Feed You Its 4 Million Iguanas
The island territory hopes you're hungry -- and that you've got a hankering for reptile meat.
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How Much Did Japan's Fukushima Disaster Harm Wildlife? Scientists Get Ready to Find Out
A team of U.S. researchers that has been examining the impacts of radiation exposure on flora and fauna in Chernobyl will be conducting a similar long-term study in Japan.
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Tiny Crab Unintentionally Makes Awesome Sand Art (Photos)
Some artists are prone to being a bit aloof, but in nature there's a sculptor that may be crabbiest of all.
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Hundreds of Previously Unknown Species Discovered in Peru
Just when it started to seem like we had mapped out pretty much all lifeforms on Earth, biologists say they have now found yet another ark-full -- and all in just one small region of South America.
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Are Jellyfish Taking Over the World's Oceans? Scientists Cast Doubt
There's no doubt we've seen an uptake in jellyfish numbers over the last few years, but does that mean they'll dominate the seas for year's to come? A group of scientists aren't so sure about that, and are taking a closer look.
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Scientist Wants to Unleash Elephants, Rhinos, and Komodo Dragons to Battle Australia's Invasive Species
One scientist believes he's stumbled upon an idea so crazy that it just might work -- calling for the unleashing of a host of other non-native species that could make short work of the ones already there.
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Carnivorous Plant's Subterranean Leaves Found To Eat Worms
How researchers determined the sticky leaves of this plant were actually eating worms, out of sight and below ground.
