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S.C. scientists find new shark species
Jun 12 2006 10:26PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A new genetically distinct species of hammerhead shark, the ninth recognized species of hammerhead, has been discovered off the South Carolina coast, scientists say.
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Polar bears may be turning to cannibalism
Jun 12 2006 10:26PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism because longer seasons without ice keep them from getting to their natural food, a new study by American and Canadian scientists has found.
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EPA plans to phase out use of pesticide
Jun 12 2006 8:04PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - The federal government plans to phase out a common pesticide that has been used on apples, pears and other crops since the late 1950s, acting amid complaints from environmental groups that the chemical poisons farmworkers.
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Volcano's lava dome partially collapses
Jun 12 2006 7:40PM (CT)
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) - Mount Merapi's unstable lava dome has partially collapsed, easing pressure that threatened to make the Indonesian volcano erupt.
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Experts tracking coral reef killers
Jun 12 2006 7:33PM (CT)
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) - When death strikes a coral reef, whether from an oil spill off Mexico or sediment unleashed by a dam bursting in Hawaii, marine biologists know what to look for, but not how to document and preserve their findings so they will hold up in court.
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Idaho museum to open Bigfoot exhibit
Jun 12 2006 7:31PM (CT)
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - The director of the Idaho Museum of Natural History says it won't matter whether Bigfoot is farce or fact when a new exhibit opens Friday.
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Pregnant pygmy sperm whale euthanized
Jun 12 2006 1:34PM (CT)
DENNIS, Mass. (AP) - A pregnant pygmy sperm whale was euthanized after washing up in shallow waters off Cape Cod, marine experts said Monday.
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Activists call for shake-up at L.A. zoo
Jun 12 2006 6:03AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Animal rights activists have called for the resignation of the director of the Los Angeles Zoo, holding him responsible for the death of a 48-year-old Asian elephant named Gita.
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