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Birds of a feather flock together -- supposedly. But sometimes very similar birds can be from wholly different regions and are actually a flock all...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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In 1900, America used 80 million acres of grassland to feed the 30 million or so horses and mules pulling America's wagons, buggies, and carriages....
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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Scientists in India have developed a way to save energy called "reverse tanning." No, they're not talking about unplugging tanning beds to make peo...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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Researchers from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University recently received a Presidential citation for developing an environmentally fri...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Cheetahs are fast, but time is catching up with them. Their numbers are dwindling due to a small gene pool that makes these graceful Big Cats vulne...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
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Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea. They decided to repl...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Veterinarians made a house call on the world's rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
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Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar? It's making a comeback worldwide.
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Dutch researcher Jos Meeuwen would like to put in a plug for energy self-sufficiency. In fact, he'd like to put in a plug for everyone in his count...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Scientists in Spain have found the missing lynx. But to be perfectly honest, they didn't know they were missing.
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
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Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin painted memorable images of Tahiti with taro leaves, coconuts and flamboyant orange bananas. It’s hard to visuali...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
The common reed looks harmless as it waves in the wind of America's wetlands. But, this exotic plant is one of nature's most effective invasive spe...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Here's a question for you aspiring ornithologists out there. Why does the Spoon-billed Sandpiper have a spoon-shaped bill? Give up?
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
It took ten years, but one of the country's worst toxic waste sites is clean.
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
When it comes to selling solar cells, it pays to be cheap -- and thin. At least that's what Professor Ken Durose at England's Durham University is ...
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Why can't members of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization sleep at night? They're counting fish instead of sheep.
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Although less "charismatic" than whales, the Monkeyface, Threehorn Wartyback, and Pink Heelsplitter, deserve our attention too!
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
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Like its name, the Echo Parakeet is bouncing back. And the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation couldn't be happier.
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 01:30
An umbrella is a handy thing to have around during a down pour. Likewise, an umbrella species protects other plants and animals that live in their ...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
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Commercial rice producers have flooCambodia's endangered "whispering bird," the Bengal florican, now has a whisper...of hope!
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Here’s a Swiss Army knife-type story, you know the one thing that can do everything. Only this time it’s an acacia tree in Africa called the “Apple...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
A newly discovered frog in the remote mountains of Colombia has scientists hopping. Not only can they lay claim to its discovery, but they've also ...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Getting better gas mileage for the ride doesn't have to mean hydrogen fuel cells, or a fancy hybrid. One solution already exists right under the ho...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
Can you imagine a world without tuna? No more, "Chicken of the Sea?" Believe it or not, most tuna species have been heavily fished, some almost to ...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
These days, Americans are driving three times as many miles per capita as they did in 1980. Not only are longer commutes driving us crazy, they're ...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 01:30
