Items in the news 7-7-06

[Charles Younger]

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Major initiative proposed to address amphibian crisis

Warming Climate Plays Large Role in Western U.S. Wildfires, Scripps-led Study Shows

Two Tons of Smuggled Elephant Ivory Seized in Taiwan

    Related: Singapore: Turtles rescued from becoming soup

African Grey Parrots 'Under Threat From Pet Trade'

Wild Horses in the Wild - Targets of Ruthless Exploiters (opinion)

Florida: Report issued re violation of court-ordered cleanup of the Everglades

Rapid urbanization of Spain's coastline is contaminating the sea -- Greenpeace report

Delaware: Bill would derail effort to protect open space

Alien Species Invading Antarctica, Experts Warn (more info)

    Related: Utah: Invasive weeds threaten native species, cause havoc

Minnesota: Lawsuit claims DNR not protecting Canada lynx

Yellowstone snowmobiles given reprieve?

Hundreds of dead carp at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge not such a bad thing

Alaska: Scientists say whale found 1,000 miles up river likely froze

 

Some mammoths might have been blond

    More info: Mouse Mutation Suggests Extinct Mammoth Had Light and Dark Fur

Study: Baboons Talk With Hands

Viral invasion of the koala genome

    More info: Retrovirus invading koalas

Ancient raindrops reveal the origins of California's Sierra Nevada range

 

U.S. Maps Ethanol Research to Replace 30 Percent of Gasoline

Mexico's oil bonanza starts to dry up

 

Group of Banks Pledging Green Lending Grows

 

Nation facing shortage of livestock veterinarians

 

Israel: New study finds connection between artificial lighting and breast cancer

Experiments Raise Hopes for Pre-symptom vCJD Blood Test

    Related: Prion disease infectivity causes heart damage in mouse study

Statins stop hepatitis C virus from replicating

White House to Ease Medicaid Rule on Proof of Citizenship

Calcium Supplements Help Curb Weight Gain in Middle Age, Study Suggests

Anxious, depressed people over 65 turn more often to alternative therapies

 

Looters still ravaging ancient Arizona

 

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Bright Galaxy M81

Bizarre neutron star is old before its time

Tiny artificial solar system could reveal hidden spatial dimensions

 

Composer reveals musical chords' hidden geometry

 

Cornell researchers have created a broadband light amplifier on a silicon chip

Solitons Could Power Molecular Electronics, Artificial Muscles

 

Tax dollars to fund study on restricting public data

 

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