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New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta researcher has turned the site of a southern Alberta rockslide tragedy into the proving ground for new equipment meant to avert such a disaster in the future.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Climate change threatens Seychelles habitat

Bursts of torrential rain lash the idyllic white beaches of the Seychelles, where conservationists fear that rare species such as the giant tortoise are at severe risk from climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Filmmaker sounds alarm over ocean of plastic

On Midway atoll in the North Pacific, dozens of young albatross lie dead on the sand, their stomachs filled with cigarette lighters, toy soldiers and other small plastic objects their parents have mistaken ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wildlife find path to safety under US roads

So how did the chicken cross the road? Or the raccoon, Virginia opossum, woodchuck, red fox, white-tailed deer or great blue heron?

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Endangered river turtle's genes reveal ancient influence of Maya Indians

A genetic study focusing on the Central American river turtle (Dermatemys mawii) recently turned up surprising results for a team of Smithsonian scientists involved in the conservation of this critically endang ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Utah rock art provides glimpse of Hawaiian life

Halfway up Salt Mountain in Utah, petroglyphs on a limestone rock bear witness to an obscure twist of history: a Hawaiian Mormon settlement that flourished briefly more than a century ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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More than 100 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2010

Global biodiversity surveys over the past few years have provided increasing evidence that our planet is in the midst of its sixth mass extinction. Plants, animals, and microorganisms are disappearing thousands ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

One in ten Finnish species threatened: ministry

One in ten Finnish plants and animals is now threatened as climate change plays a role in speeding up extinctions, the Finnish environment ministry said Wednesday.

Biology / Ecology

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New dinosaur species discovered on 'lost continent' (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two remarkable new species of horned dinosaurs have been found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. The giant plant-eaters were inhabitants of the "lost continent" ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

First horned dinosaur from Mexico

A new species of horned dinosaur unearthed in Mexico has larger horns that any other species - up to 4 feet long - and has given scientists fresh insights into the ancient history of western North America, ...

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created May 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Demoting a dinosaur: New fossil material redefines Azendohsaurus as a peculiar early reptile

Azendohsaurus just shed its dinosaur affiliation. A careful new analysis of A. madagaskarensis -- this time based on the entire skull rather than on just teeth and jaws -- aligns this 230-million-year-old animal with a ...

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