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Wild Black Bear Birth on Live Webcam

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Jan 24, 2012 05:01 AM ET | 0

Jewel the black bear gave birth on camera in the wilderness near Ely, Minn. Read more

Do Dolphins Sleep Talk in Whale?

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:48 AM ET | 0

At night, bottlenose dolphins at the Planète Sauvage aquarium in France sound like they are mimicking recorded humpback whale songs. Read more

Are Pesticides Behind Massive Bee Collapse?

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Jan 11, 2012 04:54 PM ET | 0

A pesticide used to help coat corn was found in each sample of dead and dying bees. Read more

Are Pesticides Behind Massive Bee Collapse?

Florida Python Invasion Could Spread

Posted by Tim Wall Fri Jan 6, 2012 02:09 PM ET | 0

Saltwater can't be counted on for isolating python populations. Read more

Climate Change Bulks Up Birds

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Nov 2, 2011 09:36 AM ET | 0

California birds are flying against the trend toward smaller animals and getting bigger with climate change. Read more

Animals, Plants Shrinking as Climate Warms

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Oct 17, 2011 02:03 PM ET | 0

Plants and animals from polar bears to marine iguanas are turning into runts. Read more

Animals, Plants Shrinking as Climate Warms

Google Invests in Pig Poo Power

Posted by Tim Wall Sat Sep 10, 2011 02:38 PM ET | 0

Google is investing in a poo-to-power system on a hog facility in North Carolina. Read more

8.74 Million Species on Earth

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Aug 23, 2011 04:59 PM ET | 0

The estimate also comes with a price tag for describing all these Earth species, most of which are still unknown: $364 billion. Read more

Milk Clean After Floods

Posted by Tim Wall Fri Jun 10, 2011 01:20 PM ET | 0

Milk gets a clean bill of health even from cows grazing from flood-contaminated soils. Read more

Protecting Marine Wildlife With Tags

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Tue May 17, 2011 01:35 PM ET | 0

Satellite tagging of animals can have conservation benefits. Read more

Climate Is Biggest Factor in Sea Turtle Survival

Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Wed Apr 20, 2011 01:20 PM ET | 0

A new study shows that sea temperature measurements one year are the best predictor of sea turtle nesting numbers thirty years later. Read more

America's Fishing Law On the Line

Posted by Christina Reed Mon Apr 11, 2011 03:39 PM ET | 0

Wednesday marks the 35th anniversary of the nation’s first comprehensive fishing law, but the renamed Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is on the hook. Read more

Caribbean Black Corals Date Back to Jesus

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Apr 6, 2011 07:35 AM ET | 0

Alive and growing slowly in some of the deepest parts of the ocean, black coral provides a living link to history. Read more

Breast Milk From a Cow? Not So Fast...

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Apr 5, 2011 01:51 PM ET | 0

Cows are engineered to make milk enhanced with a healthy human protein. But it's still a stretch from human milk. Read more

The Fallout of a Helium-3 Crisis

Posted by Christina Reed Sat Feb 19, 2011 07:17 PM ET | 0

A shortage of a specific type of helium has caused a physics and engineering scramble across the United States. Read more

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