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Female Dolphins Remember, Avoid Aggressive Males
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (286+ words) Newser Female Dolphins Remember, Avoid Aggressive Males Female bottlenose dolphins appear to have a long memory when it comes to rough suitors'and they steer clear of them in the future, a new study suggests. Researchers watching Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in…...
Invasive Bloody Red Shrimp Found in Biggest Great Lake
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (321+ words) Scientists say Lake Superior has a new resident, and it moves in reddish swarms at night. A tiny invasive crustacean known as the bloody red shrimp has now formed a self-sustaining. .. Invasive Bloody Red Shrimp Found in Biggest Great Lake…...
Oregon Dems Reject Measure to Ban 'Hurting Animals"
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (274+ words) Oregon may soon vote on whether cows, fish, and lab rats should be treated more like cats and dogs'and Democrats are scrambling to say they want no part of it. Initiative. .. Oregon Dems Reject Measure to Ban 'Hurting Animals' Oregon…...
Missing Baby Giraffes Are Finally Safe
1+ week, 1+ day ago (258+ words) The long-running question of what happened to two missing giraffe calves in Virginia now has an answer. More than a year after the babies disappeared from the embattled Natural. .. Missing Baby Giraffes Are Finally Safe The long-running question of what…...
Global Warming Is Tinkering With Time
1+ week, 5+ day ago (363+ words) You can't feel it, but Earth's spin is easing off the gas. The Wall Street Journal reports the length of a day has been creeping longer, increasing by about 1. 33. .. Global Warming Is Tinkering With Time You can't feel it, but…...
Deep in the Pacific, Like 'Something Out of a Horror Movie"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (308+ words) The deep sea just gave up one of its biggest secrets, and it was all caught on camera. Marine biologists have, for the first time, filmed goblin sharks cruising in their natural. .. Deep in the Pacific, Like 'Something Out of…...
Hope Sprouts for World's Rarest Tree
2+ week, 4+ day ago (283+ words) On a remote Chilean island, botanists are trying to keep a species alive that's literally down to one wild tree'and a new effort shows promise, reports Live Science. .. Hope Sprouts for World's Rarest Tree On a remote Chilean island, botanists…...
As Off-Limits World Opens Up, Stunning New Species Emerge
3+ week, 1+ day ago (291+ words) Newser As Off-Limits World Opens Up, Stunning New Species Emerge Angola's Lisima plateau, long off-limits to researchers, is suddenly looking like a biodiversity jackpot. A February expedition to the remote highlands turned up dozens of creatures that may be new…...
Decades After Extinction in Japan, This Bird Soars Again
3+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) Eight crested ibises were released into the wild Sunday in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country. The endangered birds took off from. .. Decades After Extinction in Japan, This Bird Soars Again Eight crested…...
Troubled Louisiana Zoo Keeps Seeing Animals Escape
3+ week, 2+ day ago (265+ words) Newser Troubled Louisiana Zoo Keeps Seeing Animals Escape At a zoo in Louisiana, a missing Nile crocodile is just one entry on a long list of animals that have slipped away. In a reported feature for the Wall Street Journal,…...