According to MSNBC, she was brought into Israel’s Wildlife Hospital in the Ramat Gan Safari, near Tel Aviv, because she had been run over by a lawnmower. She sustained fractures in her shell that became infected…. Because of this, the veterinarians gave her a set of wheels. The turtle liked them so much that the…
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‘Witness: Defining Conservation Photography’ Explores Art’s Purpose In Protecting Nature
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Baby Tree Kangaroo Joey Begins To Explore Outside Her Mother’s Pouch (VIDEO)
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Six-month-old female Matschie’s tree kangaroo joey Nokopo (named after a village in Papa New Guinea) still remains safely in her mother’s pouch. She is the third joey to be born at the Saint Louis Zoo, and is also the third baby to be born to mother Kasbeth and father Iri. Via Baby Tree Kangaroo Joey…
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Amazing Footage of a Wild Asian Elephant
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Wisconsin State Journal: Birders flock to catch glimpse of rare golden-crowned sparrow
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How Beavers Prepare For Winter (Video)
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Debunked? Arsenic-Based Microbes Challenge Chemistry of Life
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Last week, I posted on a widely-reported NASA contention that agency scientists had caused microbes to accept a diet of arsenic, rather than phosphorus, thereby expanding the possible bases of life. (The contention was published in the journal Science and reported widely.) Over the weekend, scientists in America and abroad began to challenge the findings,…
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Hovering Hummingbirds Hold Secrets of Flight (Video)
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San Francisco Chronicle: Injured Oregon Hunter Lives on Beef Jerky for 4 Days
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For a survival situation, having any prepared food is auspicious; many are not so fortunate. An elk hunter is recovering after spending four days and three nights stranded in a central Oregon forest with just a small bag of beef jerky to sustain him. There are, however, certain dangers that beef jerky can’t overcome —…
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Baby Panda Cub Debuts At Zoo Atlanta (Photos/Video)
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Wisconsin State Journal: EPA Investigates 15 State Power Plants for Possible Clean Air Violations
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In a story published today, entitled, EPA investigates 15 state power plants for possible clean-air violations, Wisconsin State Journal reporter Ron Seely writes that The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating 15 state-owned power plants, including several on University of Wisconsin System campuses, to determine if they are in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.…
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Arsenic-Based Microbes Challenge Chemistry of Life – WSJ.com
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Quite the innovation — Researchers on Thursday said they had created microbes that “very likely” use arsenic in their DNA in place of phosphorus, in what may be the first exception to the formula long thought to govern the basic chemistry of life. Force-grown in the lab, the bacteria use the notorious poison to replace…