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New species of monkey can see into your very soul
The lesula is a new species of monkey, and he knows your pain. Just let him gaze at you.
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See-through frog could revolutionize biology class
Man, how much easier would high school biology have been with the glassfrog? Instead of having to dissect a dead animal, you could have just peered through its naturally transparent […]
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These guys made $2 million last year selling chicken diapers (and other stuff)
The founders of My Pet Chicken did not plan on starting a gigantic business. They didn't know what a chicken-obsessed nation we were about to become.
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On natural gas, green groups can’t make up their minds
The natural gas boom has big green groups wrestling with whether to support regulated gas extraction as a cleaner alternative to coal.
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How sea otters are saving the oceans
Sea otters are not only cute, they are important to the health of the ocean. This is how it works: When there are too many sea urchins, there is not enough kelp. […]
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Another day, another animal stuffed down a man’s pants
The slender loris has endured a mighty struggle to survive. This struggle generally involves things like poaching by crazy people who think lorises can cure things like impotence and asthma, […]
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Larry Gibson
Fr. Dan Berrigan once wrote a poem, “Some,” that I thought of after hearing of Appalachian hero Larry Gibson’s death two days ago: Some stood up once and sat down. […]
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Climate change could make summer crime waves worse
When temperatures go up, crime often does, too -- which means that as our summers get hotter, more cities could see the kind of violence Chicago experienced this year.
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Giant daddy long-legs invade Seattle
Arachnophobes, beware: A science illustrator adorned the roof of the Seattle Center Armory with monstrously large photorealistic daddy long-legs.
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Global warming-related bottle shortage threatens Oktoberfest
If anyone wants real proof — or at least some very good anecdotal evidence — that the planet is getting incrementally hotter, they need look no further than the beer […]
