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Rare water birds recovering in Cambodia
Apr 3 2008 6:35PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationists said Thursday.
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Rare water birds recovering in Cambodia
Apr 3 2008 6:35PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationists said Thursday.
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Mojave tortoises moved for Army training
Apr 3 2008 6:35PM (CT)
FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) - Scientists have begun moving the Mojave Desert's flagship species, the desert tortoise, to make room for tank training at the Army's Fort Irwin despite protests by some conservationists.
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Mojave tortoises moved for Army training
Apr 3 2008 6:35PM (CT)
FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) - Scientists have begun moving the Mojave Desert's flagship species, the desert tortoise, to make room for tank training at the Army's Fort Irwin despite protests by some conservationists.
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New evidence of earliest North Americans
Apr 3 2008 6:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - New evidence shows humans lived in North America more than 14,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than had previously been known. Discovered in a cave in Oregon, fossil feces yielded DNA indicating these early residents were related to people living in Siberia and East Asia, according to a report in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science.
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Germs in soil find antibiotics tasty
Apr 3 2008 4:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Antibiotics for breakfast? The drugs are supposed to kill bacteria, not feed them. Yet Harvard researchers have discovered hundreds of germs in soil that literally gobble up antibiotics, able to thrive with the potent drugs as their sole source of nutrition.
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Report faults bison slaughter program
Apr 3 2008 4:19PM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A government report released Wednesday faulted state and federal bureaucracies for failing to stop the slaughter of bison leaving Yellowstone National Park _ even as the number of animals killed this year set a new record.
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European ship docks at space station
Apr 3 2008 4:19PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A new European cargo ship flew up to the international space station and docked Thursday, successfully delivering food, water and clothes in its orbital debut.
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Shock absorbers may fix rocket shaking
Apr 3 2008 4:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - To fix a potentially fatal shaking problem on its snazzy new moon rocket, NASA is considering something that works for mud-stained pickup trucks: heavy-duty shock absorbers.
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US cites recession fear in climate talks
Apr 3 2008 4:15AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - U.S. negotiators at a United Nations climate conference say steep emission cuts could further rattle the world economy, especially in the developing world.
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