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Everglades alligator holes benefit fish, snakes, turtles, birds
Everglades Alligator holes hold water during dry periods. The extra water helps many wildlife species including fish, snakes, turtles, insects and birds.
June 26, 2012
Pesticides can harm bumblebee reproduction
Research shows that bumblebees with diets contaminated with levels of neonicotinoid - common in pesticides - produce up to a third fewer offspring.
June 25, 2012
Tropical Storm Debby a dangerous slow mover
Tropical Storm Debby remains stationary and will produce 10 - 15 inches of rainfall, with some areas seeing over two feet through the entire week.
June 25, 2012
Melting sea ice trouble for Emperor penguins
If global temperatures continue to rise, and sea ice continues melting, the Emperor penguins in Terre Adélie, East Antarctica may eventually disappear.
June 22, 2012
Energy and water have a vital link
It takes energy to use water, and we need water for energy. The connection between energy and water, is an most important issue of the 21st century.
June 22, 2012
Chimpanzees self-medicate when under human pressure
Chimpanzees living near people and farm animals are turning to natural remedies to deal with their stressful and disease-prone existence, a new study suggests.
June 21, 2012
Monarch butterflies use plants for medicine
Humans aren’t the only creatures who improve their health with medicine. Monarch butterflies do, too.
June 21, 2012
Shrimp farmland changes over 25 years
Three satellite images show how shrimp farmland has changed a Pacific coastal landscape over 25 years.
June 21, 2012
Arctic ice is melting fast, as summer 2012 begins
In 2007, we saw the smallest summertime Arctic ice extent since record keeping began. As summer 2012 begins, ice is melting faster now than at this same time in 2007.
June 20, 2012
NASA video excerpt chosen as best in computer graphics
Great visualizations of what happens when the sun sends a powerful CME our way - and of Earth's ocean circulation.
June 19, 2012
