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Apes to name neighboring trumpeter swans
Apr 3 2007 8:22PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The eight bonobos at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa howled Tuesday as they watched two trumpeter swans dip into a lake for the first time. Who can blame them? Not only will the apes get new neighbors, they'll get a chance to name the rare birds. "They were very excited," said scientist Karyl Swartz. "It's something new in their environment."
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Prehistoric whale found in inland Italy
Apr 3 2007 8:22PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Italian researchers have excavated the skeleton of a 4 million-year-old whale in the Tuscan countryside, a discovery that could help reconstruct the prehistoric environment of the sea that once covered the region, officials said Tuesday.
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Prehistoric whale found in inland Italy
Apr 3 2007 8:22PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Italian researchers have excavated the skeleton of a 4 million-year-old whale in the Tuscan countryside, a discovery that could help reconstruct the prehistoric environment of the sea that once covered the region, officials said Tuesday.
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Study: Reforestation rich after fires
Apr 3 2007 8:21PM (CT)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Scientists looking at the aftermath of wildfires in the forests of southwestern Oregon and Northern California found that after five to ten years even the most severely burned areas had sprouted plentiful seedlings without any help from man.
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Scientists, Hawaiians debate taro plan
Apr 3 2007 6:02PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Both scientists and Native Hawaiians want to save the ancient taro plant from an uncertain future, but they strongly disagree on whether genetic modification is the answer.
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Particle collider magnet self-destructs
Apr 3 2007 5:48PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - A 43-foot-long magnet for the world's largest particle collider broke "with a loud bang and a cloud of dust" during a high-pressure test, and officials said Tuesday they are working to find a replacement part.
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Red tide suspected in manatee deaths
Apr 3 2007 10:07AM (CT)
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - State officials suspect red tide may have killed some of the 26 manatees found dead in the Fort Myers area over the past two weeks.
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California Condor lays egg in Mexico
Apr 3 2007 4:57AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - An egg found in an abandoned eagle nest could herald the return of the California condor to Mexico, which hasn't had a breeding population of the iconic giant of the skies for about 75 years.
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