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Animals: Rare Sturgeon Key to Breeding Program [VIDEO]

Posted Mon Oct 31, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0

Biologists in Maryland hope an adult female Atlantic sturgeon can help replenish local populations of the ancient species. Jorge Ribas gets the tale. Watch video

Animals: Rare Sturgeon Key to Breeding Program

Do Lazy Mammals Live Longer?

Posted Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:13 AM ET | 0

Small furry animals who hibernate in winter are extending their lifespan. Read more

Registration Begins for .XXX Web Domain

Posted Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:01 PM ET | 0

The domain was approved earlier this year by the California-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Read more

NZ's Lost Penguin to Hitch A Ride Home

Posted Wed Aug 17, 2011 01:21 PM ET | 0

The wayward Emperor penguin "Happy Feet" that washed up in New Zealand will be shipped back to sub-antarctic waters on Aug. 29 aboard a scientific research vessel. Read more

MTV at 30: How It Changed Youth Culture: Photos

Posted Mon Aug 1, 2011 10:00 AM ET | 0

Take a look back at 30 years of MTV's influence on music and culture. Read more

World's First Synthetic Organ Transplant

Posted Fri Jul 8, 2011 06:01 PM ET | 0

Scientists craft an artificial windpipe from the patient's own stem cells. Read more

Humans Stink More Than Other Animals

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Feb 23, 2011 09:51 AM ET | 0

Sweaty adults can create a pungent, mosquito-attracting odor that's unique in the animal kingdom. Read more

Adult Death Rates Lowest in Iceland, Cyprus

Posted Fri Apr 30, 2010 05:30 PM ET | 0

If you're a man in Iceland or a woman in Cyprus, you have a lot less to worry about than the rest of us. Read more

Poverty During Early Childhood May Last a Lifetime

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:29 PM ET | 0

Children raised in poverty in their first five years are more likely to feel its effects well into adulthood. Read more

Monkey Mamas and Babies Communicate

Posted Fri Oct 9, 2009 09:34 AM ET | 0

Rhesus macaque mothers and their babies like to get in each others' faces, exchanging looks and smacking their lips. Read more

IM Interview: Anti-Malaria Mosquitoes

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Mon Aug 17, 2009 08:18 PM ET | 0

With a little genetically modified bacteria even mosquitoes can become our friends. The bacteria make malaria unwelcome in mosquito guts. Read more

Stem Cells Point to Space Ills: Discovery News

Posted Tue Aug 4, 2009 03:01 PM ET

Stem cells exposed to microgravity express different proteins than those grown in normal gravity, say Australian researchers. Read more

Monkeys Cured of Color Blindness : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

Two male squirrel monkeys now see the world in a whole new way -- in full color. Read more

Prehistoric Shark Nursery Spawned Giants : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

The breeding ground of the world's largest, prehistoric predator has been discovered in Panama. Read more

Sharks Swarmed on Ancient Plesiosaur : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

Remains of a shark-bitten, 85-million-year-old plesiosaur reveal that around seven sharks likely consumed the enormous dinosaur-era marine reptile in a feeding frenzy, leaving some of their shark teeth stuck in the plesiosaur's bones, according to a... Read more