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"Cove" Movie Assails Dolphin Hunt, Gets Oscar Boost

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:31:57 -0500

With its 2010 Oscar win for best documentary, the movie The Cove has reignited debate over annual dolphin hunts in Taiji, Japan.

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Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:31:57 -0500

Photo: "Cove" Movie Seeks to End Japan's Dolphin Hunt

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 13:19:49 -0500

A dolphin hunt in Japan enrages activists. The Cove, an award-winning new movie, condemns it. So why do dolphin hunts go on elsewhere without much controversy?

Turkey Earthquake Pictures: The Day After

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:53:32 -0500

A strong earthquake rattled eastern Turkey Sunday, killing at least 51 and crumbling minarets, barns, and flimsily built mud-brick houses.

Chile Earthquake Video: Aftermath in Santa Cruz

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:48:09 -0500

Chile's February 27 earthquake caused an apartment building in this small city to collapse, killing 23. Video.

Gamma Rays a Flight Risk?

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:01:08 -0500

Earth-based gamma rays are made in storms at the same altitude as many commercial flight paths, possibly creating radiation hazards for air passengers.

First Proof Gorillas Eat Monkeys?

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:54:20 -0500

Mammal DNA has been found in gorilla feces—suggesting that maybe, just maybe, the big apes eat meat after all.

World's Largest Dead Zone Suffocating Sea

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:24:32 -0500

Oxygen-sucking algae are blooming in the Baltic due to farm fertilizers and overfishing—and new efforts to stop the disaster may be too late, experts say.

Before-and-After Pictures: Underwater Church Reappears

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:24:56 -0500

Severe droughts have drained a reservoir in Venezuela, exposing a church that's been "missing" since 1985.

Atlantic Octopus Mimics Flounders—A First

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:37:21 -0500

An octopus in the Caribbean can mimic not only the shape of a flounder but also the fish's color and swimming style, most likely in an attempt to avoid predators, researchers say.

"Snowball Earth" Confirmed: Ice Covered Equator

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:38:04 -0500

But volcanoes would've made Earth more mud ball than snowball, scientists say.

Arctic Sea Belching Tons of Methane

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:25:18 -0500

Permafrost lining the Arctic seafloor is leaking massive quantities of the powerful greenhouse gas into the ocean and atmosphere, fueling concerns of accelerated global warming, researchers say.

Liberals, Atheists Are More Highly Evolved?

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:07:12 -0500

Evolution may have resulted in smarter people being more inclined to nontraditional values, a new study suggests.

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What's Best for Kids: Bottled Water or Fountains?

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:54:28 -0500

As sugary sodas fizzle in schools, kids are turning to bottled water instead of tap water, which is often contaminated by lead. But that may put an added strain on the environment, experts say.

Glowing Animals: Pictures of Beasts Shining for Science

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:37:31 -0500

Dogs, cats, monkeys, worms, fish: all now glow in the dark, thanks to one jellyfish and a whole lot of research. In this photo round-up of glowing animals (and the odd plant), see the gamut of what science has done with a few fluorescent proteins.

Dinosaurs Ten Million Years Older Than Thought

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:36:46 -0500

The oldest known dinosaur relative—a dog-size, four-legged omnivore—pushes back the origin of dinosaurs to at least 243 million years ago, a new study says.