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FDA OK may spark 'clone-free' labels
Dec 28 2006 11:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Meat and milk from cloned animals may not appear in supermarkets for years despite being deemed by the government as safe to eat. But don't be surprised if "clone-free" labels appear sooner.
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Bonobo dies, 12 sickened at Ohio zoo
Dec 28 2006 11:12PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A severe respiratory infection has sickened a group of bonobos at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, killing one of them, officials said Thursday.
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Ice mass snaps free from Canada's arctic
Dec 28 2006 10:50PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - A giant ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields has snapped free from Canada's Arctic, scientists said. The mass of ice broke clear 16 months ago from the coast of Ellesmere Island, about 497 miles south of the North Pole, but no one was present to see it in Canada's remote north. Scientists using satellite images later noticed that it became a newly formed ice island in just an hour and left a trail of icy boulders floating in its wake.
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Group seeks protection for right whales
Dec 28 2006 8:10PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the most endangered whale in the world.
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Researchers use Yellowstone as CO2 lab
Dec 28 2006 7:55PM (CT)
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Researchers studying plants and trees near Yellowstone National Park's thermal vents hope to glean an indication of how rising carbon dioxide emissions could affect vegetation worldwide a century from now. Plants near the vents are exposed to nearly twice as much carbon dioxide as is normal.
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Atlanta's giant pandas are picky eaters
Dec 28 2006 6:37PM (CT)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - If you think kids are picky, try feeding a giant panda. It takes four full-time bamboo hunters at Zoo Atlanta to satisfy the palates of the zoo's panda pair, Lun Lun and Yang Yang. And they are not always successful.
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Scientists work on map of climate change
Dec 28 2006 5:30PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Scientists in Antarctica spent Christmas Day finishing work that may show the effects of global warming _ drilling for clues about how massive ice sheets responded to past temperature changes. The project will be vital to creating a map of how the Earth may react to higher temperatures, scientists say.
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Mild weather sends bald eagles inland
Dec 28 2006 5:25PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Bald eagle watchers will have to keep their eyes on inland areas as well as rivers to catch soaring displays of the majestic bird.
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S.C. sanctuary works to protect primates
Dec 28 2006 5:21PM (CT)
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A private sanctuary on the edge of this Lowcountry town is home to 26 gibbons rescued from poor zoo situations, medical experimental facilities or private pet collections.
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Researcher: Cadmium is threat to oysters
Dec 28 2006 5:16PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A heavy metal believed to be benign in the state's coastal waters does in fact pose a threat to the health and survival of oysters, a University of North Carolina at Charlotte scientist says.
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Famed NYC hawk sees bald eagle soar by
Dec 28 2006 2:15AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Pale Male, the famed red-tailed hawk of Central Park, was perched on the 22nd floor of the swank Beresford apartment building on Wednesday when the national emblem of the United States soared past, carrying a large fish in its talons.
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