 US-bred Bengal tigers given to Baghdad zoo August 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Two rare Bengal tigers were presented to Baghdad's Al-Zawraa zoo on Friday by a private US conservation group, in a move deeply symbolic of American efforts to help restore the animal park. | |
 Deep mystery: why sea turtles plumb the depths August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Researchers say they have figured out why sea turtles that normally feed and breed in shallow water or on land will, very rarely, go deep sea diving: the reptiles are on reconnaissance. | |
US 'confident' dead scientist behind anthrax attacks August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
US authorities are "confident" that a government scientist who killed himself last month was the only person responsible for deadly anthrax attacks in the United States in 2001, officials said Wednesday. | |
 US woman cuddles clones of beloved former pet pit bull August 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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An America woman blinked back tears of joy Tuesday as she cuddled puppies cloned in South Korea from her beloved former pit bull terrier. | |
DNA analysis of anthrax fingered suspect: reports August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
DNA analysis of anthrax in victims' bodies led investigators to the government scientist who killed himself just before he was charged in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, US media reported Monday. | |
Americans try to see the bright side of high gas prices August 04, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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It's hard, anywhere in the world, to be positive about sky-high gasoline prices. But in the United States, some experts and ordinary citizens are focusing on the benefits of high energy costs to forget about the money pinch ... | |
Oral pill turns slacker mice into marathonists: study August 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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US researchers have come up with a pill that promises to give a typical junk-food snacking couch potato the silhouette of an athlete and the endurance of a marathon runner. | |
 Australia bans exotic cat breed August 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Australia has banned imports of an exotic breed of cat, calling it an extreme risk to the country's native wildlife, a minister said Sunday. | |
 British scientist hopes for 'yeti hair' breakthrough July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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A British scientist said Monday he was anxiously awaiting the results of DNA tests on hair claimed to be from a yeti after initial examinations showed it had human and ape-like characteristics. | |
 Baby boom at China panda centre: state media July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Four giant panda cubs have been born within just 14 hours in China, giving a rare boost to the population of the endangered species, state media said Sunday. | |
 Gene scientists lift veil on devastating plant parasite July 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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An international team of 27 laboratories said on Sunday they had laid bare the genetic code of a tiny parasite responsible for billions of dollars in crop losses each year. | |
Construction workers unearth mammoth bones in Minsk July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Workers building a business centre in Minsk came across the bones of two mammoths thought to be between 25,000 and 45,000 years old, an official from Belarus' Academy of Sciences told AFP on Friday. | |
 Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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The remains of several unknown insect species which became extinct long before dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain, researchers said ... | |
 Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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The belief that dinosaurs underwent explosive species diversification just before they were wiped out is an illusion, for the beasts' main evolutionary shifts took place millions of years before, a study says. ... | |
 More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
More than half the birds, amphibians and mammals found only in the Philippines are either threatened or nearly extinct, the environment and natural resources department said Monday. | |
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