Wind turbines hazardous to birds, bats
Wind energy, a fast-growing sector of the U.S. energy industry, is taking a toll on nocturnal wildlife caught in the turbines, officials said.
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U.N. seeks global pact to curb mercury
Worldwide government leaders meeting in Bangkok have been asked to step up efforts to develop an international agreement curbing mercury.
Environment
Nov 13, 2007
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A new view on sensing, movement, and behavioral control in animals
While most animals, including humans, preferentially sense and move toward objects that are in front of them, an electric fish from the Amazon called the black ghost knifefish can swim backward or forward to catch its prey.
Nov 13, 2007
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Early academic skills, not behavior, best predict school success
An educational study unprecedented in scope finds that children who enter kindergarten with elementary mathematics and reading skills are the most likely to experience later academic success -- whether or not they have social ...
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