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Clay pots found at ancient Greece shrine
May 23 2007 10:45PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Archaeologists in central Greece have discovered thousands of miniature clay pots and statuettes in the ruins of an ancient sanctuary possibly dedicated to the Three Graces, officials said on Wednesday.
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Clay pots found at ancient Greece shrine
May 23 2007 10:45PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Archaeologists in central Greece have discovered thousands of miniature clay pots and statuettes in the ruins of an ancient sanctuary possibly dedicated to the Three Graces, officials said on Wednesday.
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Study: India's tiger numbers much lower
May 23 2007 10:19PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's population of wild tigers, which wildlife experts have long warned is on the decline, is dramatically lower than previously believed, according to initial results from an exhaustive study of tiger habitats released Wednesday.
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Orphan fawn recovers after unusual birth
May 23 2007 10:14PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An orphan fawn is taking some wobbly steps at a rehabilitation home in central Iowa, an encouraging feat for a newborn that endured a rather unusual birth.
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Worries rise over wounded wayward whales
May 23 2007 8:59PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Hope dimmed Wednesday for two lost, wounded whales as scientists spotted the humpbacks wildly slapping their tails on the water in possible distress as they lingered far from their ocean home.
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Worries rise over wounded wayward whales
May 23 2007 8:59PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Hope dimmed Wednesday for two lost, wounded whales as scientists spotted the humpbacks wildly slapping their tails on the water in possible distress as they lingered far from their ocean home.
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Worries rise over wounded wayward whales
May 23 2007 8:59PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Hope dimmed Wednesday for two lost, wounded whales as scientists spotted the humpbacks wildly slapping their tails on the water in possible distress as they lingered far from their ocean home.
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Panda at Memphis Zoo is pregnant
May 23 2007 7:40PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A panda at the Memphis Zoo is definitely pregnant, officials there said Wednesday. Ya Ya, a giant panda, was artificially inseminated in January after she and a male companion failed at mating the old-fashioned way.
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Bird watcher spots snail kite in S.C.
May 23 2007 4:50PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A bird watcher spotted the endangered snail kite in South Carolina for the first time, and the animal's steady diet of crawfish may help scientists find the species an alternate food source, wildlife officials said.
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Bird watcher spots snail kite in S.C.
May 23 2007 4:50PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A bird watcher spotted the endangered snail kite in South Carolina for the first time, and the animal's steady diet of crawfish may help scientists find the species an alternate food source, wildlife officials said.
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Study: Climate change could harm crops
May 23 2007 3:59PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Climate change could drive many wild relatives of plants such as the potato and the peanut into extinction, threatening a valuable source of genes necessary to help these food crops fight pests and drought, an international research group reported.
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Study: Female sharks fertilize own eggs
May 23 2007 3:59PM (CT)
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Female sharks can fertilize their own eggs and give birth without sperm from males, according to a new study of the asexual reproduction of a hammerhead in a U.S. zoo.
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Plane flies near Kennedy Space Center
May 23 2007 12:16AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A pilot in a single-engine plane entered restricted air space over the Kennedy Space Center and was escorted down Tuesday, officials said. The incident did not disrupt the planned launch of space shuttle Atlantis next month.
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