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Calif. forest cameras snoop on wildlife
Jun 9 2005 9:15PM (CT)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A 30-acre patch of forest near Idyllwild has been outfitted with robotic cameras and other high-tech gadgets that spy on wildlife, trees and even roots as part of a pioneering effort by scientists to take nature's pulse.
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Stem cell advocates meet, plan strategy
Jun 9 2005 8:58PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Scientists gather routinely at the Texas Medical Center to share research. But they are meeting this weekend in enemy territory for a war-room session on political strategy.
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Researchers say new deep sea rules needed
Jun 9 2005 8:56PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Leaps in technology have made the darkest reaches of the sea much easier to explore, necessitating new rules to govern the precious resources of the deep, researchers said in a report.
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UW scientists launch study on elk deaths
Jun 9 2005 8:49PM (CT)
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - University of Wyoming scientists will attempt to identify a toxin in lichen that resulted in 450 elk deaths last year, and possibly determine the safety of eating game that consumed the lichen.
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Group sounds alarm over trapped dolphins
Jun 9 2005 8:48PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - From Southeast Asia to the Black Sea, fishing nets have become deathtraps for thousands of whales, dolphins and porpoises _ species whose survival will be threatened unless fishing methods change, the World Wildlife Fund said Thursday.
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Scientists: Insect would kill coca crops
Jun 9 2005 1:11PM (CT)
BOGOTA,Colombia (AP) - A group of Colombian scientists believe they've found a way to wipe out cocaine production: unleash an army of hungry moth caterpillars. But critics of the proposal say the chance for "ecological mischief" is high.
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Mass. gov. declares red tide a disaster
Jun 9 2005 11:54AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Mitt Romney on Thursday declared a state of emergency because of the red tide bloom off the coast of Massachusetts, a move that allows the state to seek federal disaster aid for the shellfish industry.
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NASA has work to do before shuttle launch
Jun 9 2005 7:54AM (CT)
WEBSTER, Texas (AP) - NASA still has not met three of the 15 recommendations to return a shuttle to space following the Columbia disaster, but a task group overseeing the effort said Wednesday it hopes to complete its work in time for a July launch.
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Survey: Scientific misbehavior is common
Jun 9 2005 7:43AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not the stuff of headlines, like fraud. But more mundane misbehavior by scientists is common enough that it may pose an even greater threat to the integrity of science, a new report asserts.
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Prehistoric croc fossils found in Brazil
Jun 9 2005 7:36AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Scientists on Wednesday unveiled 11 skeletons of prehistoric crocodiles and said their discovery suggests that an ancient land bridge once linked South America to Indo-Pakistan.
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