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Butterflies in decline in South Florida?
Miami HeraldBy their nature, South Florida's tropical butterflies have always been ephemeral creatures, coming and going with the rhythms of the life cycle and season. Now they're just gone. In what may be an unprecedented die-off, at least five varieties of rare...Tags: Wildlife, Miami-Dade County, Gainesville, Tropical Storms, Environmental Issues
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Cicada Spectacle Returns After 17 Years
Sometime in coming weeks, in one of the grand spectacles in all of nature, an insect called the periodical cicada will appear by the millions in much of central Connecticut after spending the past 17 years underground. "It is amazing to see millions and...
Tags: Glastonbury, Car Tires, Periodicals, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Newington
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Georgia bat population under threat
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSome evenings, Frank Bibin takes a chair, sets it under the pecan trees that grow outside his home and makes himself comfortable. In one hand he holds a flashlight; the other grasps a device no larger than a cell phone. He waits. When shadowy figures...Tags: Wildlife, Science, Environmental Issues, Caves and Caverns, Natural Resources
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Millikin presents projects during Celebrations of Scholarship
Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.Intellectual stimulation isn't hard to find at Millikin University. But the task was even easier Friday during the fifth annual Celebrations of Scholarship as scores of students made project presentations on topics ranging from the cultural impact of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Sociology, Education, Drugs and Medicines, Gun Control
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Understanding how stowaway organisms travel the high seas
Ports like Los Angeles and Long Beach are key to the global economy: crossroads where billions of dollars in cargo arrive and depart each year, floating on board thousands of vessels from all over the world. Increasingly, however, large ports are also...
Tags: Shrimp, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Shipping Service, Science and Technology
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Marine biology comes alive for area students on Discovery boat
The Sun NewsSome Carolina Forest High School students were able to get up close and personal with marine life Friday as passengers on the E/V Discovery, courtesy of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. The pontoon boat was docked at Hobcaw Barony all week as...Tags: Georgetown, Shrimp, High Schools, Education, Marine Science
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New science poised to bring back lost species
The Wisconsin State JournalIn 2014, Wisconsin and the rest of the nation will observe a sad anniversary -- the 100th year of a world without passenger pigeons. Preparations are already under way in the state to properly note the passing of a bird that once turned daylight to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Science, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Biotechnology Industry
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In support of traditional values
While everyone's attention has been focused on the Illinois legislature's halting efforts to repair the state's financial mess, those who wish to dismantle the traditional family and sexual mores are busy working in the shadows. They're pushing bills...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Education, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Philosophy
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Sibling-eating shark embryos put new spin on natural selection
For a sand tiger shark embryo, the uterine experience is not so much "safe and nurturing" as it is "Hunger Games" arena. In each of a pregnant sand tiger shark's two uteri, several egg sacs are fertilized, but only one baby emerges -- a 3-foot-long...
Tags: Stony Brook University, Science and Technology
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Watching Michigan loons in the face of disease
PETOSKEY — A few years ago Peggy and Phil Millard were kayaking on Round Lake and saw a pair of loons trying to drive a third away from the lake. "They were charging at it and being aggressive toward it," said Peggy, who lives on the Petoskey-...
Tags: Wildlife, Lakes and Ponds, Mussels, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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'Cultural Politics of Seeds' at UCLA on May 17
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women will be presenting a symposium on the "Cultural Politics of Seeds" on May 17, as part of the Life (Un)Ltd project which explores the impact of recent developments in biotechnology and biosciences on feminist studies....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Genetics, Environmental Issues, Medical Specialization, Geography
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Study of shipping routes maps delivery of invasive organisms
When giant container ships sail into major ports like Los Angeles and Long Beach, it's not just clothing and cars that they deliver. They also carry critters. The specimens — microscopic algae cells or larger castaways, such as eggs of fish or...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Mussels, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Invasive Species
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