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Cicadas a tasty treat for zoo animals
May 25 2007 10:01PM (CT)
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) - At the Brookfield Zoo, cicadas are a lot more than just really noisy insects: They're delicious. These days, a host of animals from bearded dragon lizards to African wild dogs to white-crested laughing thrush birds are enjoying cicadas.
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Cicadas a tasty treat for zoo animals
May 25 2007 10:01PM (CT)
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) - At the Brookfield Zoo, cicadas are a lot more than just really noisy insects: They're delicious. These days, a host of animals from bearded dragon lizards to African wild dogs to white-crested laughing thrush birds are enjoying cicadas.
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Cicadas a tasty treat for zoo animals
May 25 2007 10:01PM (CT)
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) - At the Brookfield Zoo, cicadas are a lot more than just really noisy insects: They're delicious. These days, a host of animals from bearded dragon lizards to African wild dogs to white-crested laughing thrush birds are enjoying cicadas.
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Calif. farmers fear spread of apple moth
May 25 2007 7:39PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Sightings of the light brown apple moth _ which can ruin everything from tomatoes to citrus fruit to alfalfa _ have shot up into the thousands since the insect was first discovered in the San Francisco Bay area three months ago, agriculture officials said Friday.
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Lost whales respond to fire hoses
May 25 2007 7:20PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Encouraged by the response of two injured, wayward whales to the spray of a fire hose, marine scientists plan to use more hoses when they resume efforts next week to herd the pair back out to the Pacific Ocean.
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Lost whales respond to fire hoses
May 25 2007 7:20PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Encouraged by the response of two injured, wayward whales to the spray of a fire hose, marine scientists plan to use more hoses when they resume efforts next week to herd the pair back out to the Pacific Ocean.
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Lost whales respond to fire hoses
May 25 2007 7:20PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Encouraged by the response of two injured, wayward whales to the spray of a fire hose, marine scientists plan to use more hoses when they resume efforts next week to herd the pair back out to the Pacific Ocean.
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Possible Aztec offerings found in Mexico
May 25 2007 6:47PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god.
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Possible Aztec offerings found in Mexico
May 25 2007 6:47PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god.
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Possible Aztec offerings found in Mexico
May 25 2007 6:47PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god.
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Possible Aztec offerings found in Mexico
May 25 2007 6:47PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god.
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Astronauts try new shuttle simulator
May 25 2007 5:59PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Nearly 40 astronauts on Friday became the first to ride aboard a NASA tourist attraction that recreates a ride aboard the space shuttle, complete with the deep rumble of liftoff and a serene view of the earth from orbit.
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Astronauts try new shuttle simulator
May 25 2007 5:59PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Nearly 40 astronauts on Friday became the first to ride aboard a NASA tourist attraction that recreates a ride aboard the space shuttle, complete with the deep rumble of liftoff and a serene view of the earth from orbit.
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Astronauts try new shuttle simulator
May 25 2007 5:59PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Nearly 40 astronauts on Friday became the first to ride aboard a NASA tourist attraction that recreates a ride aboard the space shuttle, complete with the deep rumble of liftoff and a serene view of the earth from orbit.
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Bear-like creature fossil found in N.D.
May 25 2007 4:02PM (CT)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The skeleton of a bear-like creature believed to be about 60 million years old has been found in the North Dakota Badlands, the state paleontologist says.
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Drought aids scientists in muck removal
May 25 2007 4:02PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - State water and wildlife managers are taking advantage of an unprecedented drought by removing life-choking muck along Lake Okeechobee's shoreline.
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Drought aids scientists in muck removal
May 25 2007 4:02PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - State water and wildlife managers are taking advantage of an unprecedented drought by removing life-choking muck along Lake Okeechobee's shoreline.
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Drought aids scientists in muck removal
May 25 2007 4:02PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - State water and wildlife managers are taking advantage of an unprecedented drought by removing life-choking muck along Lake Okeechobee's shoreline.
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Researcher: Stegosaur babies made tracks
May 25 2007 4:00PM (CT)
MORRISON, Colo. (AP) - Researcher Matt Mossbrucker believes four small dinosaur tracks found within sight of the skyscrapers of downtown Denver were made by two stegosaur babies, a find he says would be "incredibly rare."
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Researcher: Stegosaur babies made tracks
May 25 2007 4:00PM (CT)
MORRISON, Colo. (AP) - Researcher Matt Mossbrucker believes four small dinosaur tracks found within sight of the skyscrapers of downtown Denver were made by two stegosaur babies, a find he says would be "incredibly rare."
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