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New hummingbird species discovered
May 14 2007 10:27PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - There's a new chirp in the forest. The Gorgeted Puffleg, a rare hummingbird that boasts a plumage of violet blue and iridescent green on its throat, has been discovered living in the cloud forests of southwestern Colombia, researchers announced Sunday.
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New hummingbird species discovered
May 14 2007 10:27PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - There's a new chirp in the forest. The Gorgeted Puffleg, a rare hummingbird that boasts a plumage of violet blue and iridescent green on its throat, has been discovered living in the cloud forests of southwestern Colombia, researchers announced Sunday.
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Australia looks to cut kangaroo numbers
May 14 2007 9:54PM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Authorities said Monday they want to shoot more than 3,000 kangaroos on the fringes of Australia's capital, noting the animals were growing in population and eating through the grassy habitats of endangered species.
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Panel: Climate change will hurt Africa
May 14 2007 9:53PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Global warming isn't just a matter of melting icebergs and polar bears chasing after them. It's also Lake Chad drying up, the glaciers of Mt. Kilimanjaro disappearing, increasing extreme weather, conflict and hungry people throughout Africa.
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Group: Livestock may help treat ailments
May 14 2007 4:40PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Livestock whose genes have been manipulated could play a critical role in developing new medications and cheaper treatments for human ailments, scientists said Monday.
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Wash. utility to build solar project
May 14 2007 4:28PM (CT)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) - Gray, gloomy rain. As much as Mount Rainier and salmon, drizzle is the staple image of the Pacific Northwest. The city of Seattle even broke a record last fall for precipitation in one month.
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Ancient tool parts found at Maine site
May 14 2007 3:51PM (CT)
AUBURN, Maine (AP) - An archaeological survey made necessary by an airport construction project has uncovered parts of ancient tools that are thought to date back 9,000 to 11,000 years.
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Fecal bacteria on rise in La. bayous
May 14 2007 3:44PM (CT)
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Fecal coliform bacteria, found in human and animal waste, has grown to unsafe levels in some Terrebonne and Lafourche parish area bayous.
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Biologists remove catfish from Ga. river
May 14 2007 3:21PM (CT)
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - State biologists hope electric shocks can help them remove a voracious, non-native catfish from a south Georgia river where it is devouring native fish.
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Climate talks face international hurdles
May 14 2007 10:51AM (CT)
BONN, Germany (AP) - Efforts to limit global warming must move into a new phase this year or risk a breakdown that would hurt poor countries threatened most by climate change, says the U.N.'s top climate official.
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Recovery program working for pronghorn
May 14 2007 4:39AM (CT)
CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Ariz. (AP) - Federal wildlife biologist Mike Coffeen is ecstatic these days. His efforts to save North America's fastest mammal _ the endangered Sonoran pronghorn _ are succeeding beyond expectations.
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China launches satellite for Nigeria
May 14 2007 4:09AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese rocket blasted a Nigerian communications satellite into orbit on Monday, marking an expansion of China's commercial launching services for foreign space hardware, state media said.
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