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NASA study: Eastern U.S. to get hotter
May 10 2007 10:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Future eastern United States summers look much hotter than originally predicted with daily highs about 10 degrees warmer than in recent years by the mid-2080s, a new NASA study says.
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Study renews debate over sows in crates
May 10 2007 8:01PM (CT)
AMES, Iowa (AP) - A new study is raising questions about the effectiveness of small, metal crates for pregnant pigs that animal welfare groups say are cruel and inhumane.
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Bird flu thwarts jet flight for vulture
May 10 2007 8:01PM (CT)
DOI LANG, Thailand (AP) - It seemed like a good idea: fly a rare vulture from Thailand back to its native Mongolia. Thai Airways agreed to transport the bird and nature lovers rallied to the cause.
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Bird flu thwarts jet flight for vulture
May 10 2007 8:01PM (CT)
DOI LANG, Thailand (AP) - It seemed like a good idea: fly a rare vulture from Thailand back to its native Mongolia. Thai Airways agreed to transport the bird and nature lovers rallied to the cause.
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Hawaii biologists fight invasive seaweed
May 10 2007 4:28PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Biologists fighting invasive seaweeds taking over Hawaiian reefs are using native sea urchins and fish to help control the aggressive plants. "If people can raise herbivore (plant-eating) stocks quite substantially, I believe it will have a big impact," said coral reef ecologist Ivor Williams of the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative and the state Division of Aquatic Resources.
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La. cautioned about brown widow spiders
May 10 2007 6:56AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana bug experts say the poisonous brown widow spider, a cousin to the well-known black widow, is increasingly being spotted in Louisiana.
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