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Finding Nemo's Cousin: Scientists Spot New Marine Species (16 October 10:00) |
| The discoveries include a tentacled worm, sea cucumber and a little orange fish. |
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Invasive Toads Getting Arthritis (16 October 09:30) |
| As cane toad populations explode, the animals are getting creaky from so much movement. |
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Dog Logic: Behave Now, Think Later (09 October 11:15) |
| Your canine companion behaves more logically when you aren't around. |
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Like Honeybees, Bumblebees Vanishing (09 October 09:45) |
| Their plight has garnered little attention, but species of bumblebee are vanishing. |
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Amber Is Forever: The Making of a Death Trap (09 October 03:30) |
| How do aquatic creatures wind up trapped for millenia in tree resin? |
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Melting Sea Ice Forcing Walruses Ashore (08 October 09:15) |
| Thousands of walruses have abandoned diminishing ice packs for the Alaskan coast. |
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DNA Test Reads Mutts' Makeup (08 October 07:30) |
| Owners of mixed-breed dogs now have a way to know their pooches' makeup. |
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Crows Bend Twigs Into Tools (05 October 11:30) |
| Tiny video cameras mounted on crow tail feathers reveal the birds' ingenuity. |
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Cycads Seduce Pollinators With Scent (05 October 01:30) |
| It's "push-pull pollination" for these ancient plants. |
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Massive Duck-Billed Dinosaur Found (03 October 10:30) |
| This "Arnold Schwarzenegger" of duck-billed dinosaurs had 800 teeth. |
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Quakes Sweep Endangered Turtles Overseas (03 October 03:15) |
| Strong currents deliver dozens of Indonesian turtles to Malaysian shores. |
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Saber-Toothed Cats: Big Jaw, Wimpy Bite (02 October 08:30) |
| The mighty prehistoric predator delivered a surprisingly light bite. So how did it survive? |
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Inside a Meerkat Mob (01 October 08:30) |
| Meerkats will surround most any intruder, friend or foe. |
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Chimp Not a Person, Court Rules (29 September 01:00) |
| Courts and animal advocates clash over whether a chimp is a "person" or a "thing." |
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Beetle to Beetle: Will Mate for Water (28 September 08:30) |
| Thirsty female weevils get a life-saving benefit from mating: hydration. |
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DNA Extracted From Woolly Mammoth Hair (28 September 01:15) |
| It turns out that the hair is an excellent source of well-preserved DNA. |
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See-Through Frog: No Dissection Necessary (27 September 08:30) |
| By crossing genes from two frogs, researchers made one with nearly transparent skin. |
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Eleven New Species Found in Vietnam (27 September 12:30) |
| The newly discovered band includes a snake, butterfly, orchids and other flowers. |
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The Perfect Pooch for You (26 September 10:30) |
| In relationships between people and their pooches, the pets wear the pants. |
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Crocs Swim Hundreds of Miles to Return Home (26 September 09:30) |
| Research finds that crocodiles have suprisingly strong homing abilities. |
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The Perfect Pooch for You, Predicted by Science (26 September 09:00) |
| Dog personalities can be so well-matched to certain people that some of us might be better off with a pet than a partner, say scientists. |
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Underwater Vac Inhales Alien Algae (25 September 09:00) |
| Reef-smothering algae, meet your foe: the Super Sucker. |
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Deformed Frogs Result From Farm Runoff (25 September 07:30) |
| The epidemic of frog deformities is caused, at least in part, by agricultural waste. |
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Experienced Spiders Prefer Smaller Mates (25 September 01:15) |
| Jumping spiders go for bigger mates the first time, but then opt for smaller sex partners. |
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Plants and Animals: Long-Lost Relatives? (22 September 01:45) |
| Does the tree of life need to be re-drawn from scratch? |
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Fierce Velociraptor Had Feathers (21 September 01:30) |
| The predator could not fly, but may have used the feathers to steer while running. |
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For Every Species, a Barcode Under New Project (20 September 01:30) |
| Someday every species may be identified with a handheld scanner that reads DNA. |
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Secret to 'Spidey Suit' Revealed (17 September 08:30) |
| Scaling vertical surfaces may not just be for comic book heroes anymore. |
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Surprise, Salmon! Your Baby's a Trout (14 September 11:00) |
| Researchers engineer one fish to produce another, in a move that could save the sockeye. |
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Monkeys Trade Hugs for Baby Love (13 September 10:00) |
| Spider monkeys without young will hug their parenting peers for baby time. |
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Gorillas Now 'Critically Endangered' (13 September 02:15) |
| The determination means the Western Gorilla is one step from extinction. |
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Giant Spiderweb Persists Despite Storms (12 September 07:45) |
| Got arachnaphobia? You might want to avoid one north Texas park. |
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Gray Whales Starving, Not Making Comeback (11 September 09:15) |
| Scientists may have been misled into thinking the gray whale had made a comeback. |
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Gifted Parrot, 'Alex,' Dies (07 September 10:00) |
| Alex could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration. He was 31. |
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Sled Dogs Warn of Alaskan Mercury Levels (07 September 08:00) |
| Some of Alaska's native communities may be at risk from mercury contamination. |
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Toddlers Beat Apes at Social Learning (07 September 02:00) |
| Toddlers and apes tied in many tests, but 2-year-old's read social cues better. |
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Possible Culprit Found in Bee Die-Off (07 September 12:45) |
| The Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus may be behind the mysterious honey bee die-off. |
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Dingo Out-Hunts Tasmanian Tiger With Jaw (06 September 11:30) |
| Analysis shows the dingo is better at tackling large prey. |
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Moray Eels Attack With Two Jaws (05 September 11:30) |
| The eels launch a second set of teeth from their throats to hang onto squirming prey. |
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Dino Bones Tell of Cannibalism Galore (05 September 07:30) |
| It was once a brutal dino-eat-dino world, say paleontologists. |
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Ancient Beehives Unearthed in Israel (05 September 03:15) |
| The 3,000-year-old hives offer evidence of a thriving honey industry. |
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Orchid Fossil Solves Age-Old Mystery (01 September 01:00) |
| The earliest known orchid fossil is found with a bee entombed inside. |
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White Dolphin Appears From the Brink (29 August 11:30) |
| Scientists had all but declared the animal extinct, but new footage renews hope. |
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Rising CO2 Levels Fueling Shrub Invasion (28 August 09:00) |
| As carbon dioxide increases, shrubs encroach on grasslands, scientists find. |
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Woodpecker Habitat Plan Hatched (25 August 12:30) |
| A plan to preserve Arkansas swampland could save the ivory-billed woodpecker, if it exists. |
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Monkeys Use 'Baby Talk' With Infants (24 August 11:30) |
| It turns out it's not just people who get all bubbly and high-pitched around babies. |
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Pigeon Dung: Menace to Bridges (24 August 12:15) |
| Buildup of the acidic waste can contribute to eventual bridge failure. |
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Fruit Bat Culprit in Spread of Deadly Virus (22 August 10:00) |
| Finding the source of the Marburg virus is a key first step in erradicating it. |
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T-Rex Was Both Scary and Swift (22 August 08:00) |
| New analysis suggests the carnivore could run at a brisk 18 miles per hour. |
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Starving Snakes Eat Their Hearts Out (20 August 09:30) |
| Snakes can live without food for two years, but only by taking extreme measures. |
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