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The groundhog has spoken. And it's bad news. Punxsutawney (puhnk-suh-TAW'-nee) Phil has emerged to see his shadow before chilly revelers in Pennsylvania, meaning winter will last another six weeks. German tradition holds that if a hibernating animal sees its shadow on Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter will last... - Posted on February 2, 2010
Does dissecting make you say ewww? Tween Tribune reports that learning about the biology of a fish may no longer require you to dissect one! That's just what Japanese scientists hope will be the case with a see through goldfish. The goldfish, called the "ryukin" goldfish, were bred to have no pigment or coloring. You can s... - Posted on January 13, 2010
Don't give your dog swine flu! A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans, experts said Tuesday. The 13-year-old mixed breed male, which is recovering, apparently caught the virus from his owner. But Michael San Filippo, a spokesma... - Posted on December 23, 2009
Sunshine really does make us happy People in sunny, outdoorsy states — Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida — say they're the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why. A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found these folks generally have reason to feel fine.... - Posted on December 18, 2009
Around the world in a solar-powered plane A Swiss adventurer said his first flight using a prototype of a solar-powered plane he will try to fly around the world in was successful. The short, low altitude flight at a Swiss airfield Thursday proved the prototype can fly, said adventurer Bertrand Piccard, pilot of the first hot-air ... - Posted on December 4, 2009
Keep an eye on kitty with a “cat cam” What do cats do when their owners are away? There was one way to find out — "cat cams." Fifty house cats were given collar cameras that took a photo every 15 minutes. The results put a digital dent in some human theories about catnapping. Based on the photos, about 22 percent of t... - Posted on December 4, 2009
Rocketman ditches in ocean A Swiss adventurer trying to soar from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings ditched safely into the Atlantic on Wednesday after hitting turbulence and clouds so thick he could not tell if he was flying up or down. The bad weather — rather than a mechanical malfunction, as reported earlier by t... - Posted on November 27, 2009
Dr. Seuss-like creatures found deep in ocean The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. More than 40 new species of coral were documented on d... - Posted on November 24, 2009
World’s tallest animals make comeback A hundred years ago, West Africa's last giraffes numbered in the thousands and their habitat stretched from Senegal's Atlantic Ocean coast to Chad. By 1996, they numbered a mere 50. Instead of disappearing as many feared, though, the giraffes have bounced miraculously back from the brink of extin... - Posted on November 10, 2009
82 sea turtles hatch at SeaWorld The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help. There hasn't been such happy turtle news at SeaWorld since 2003, when 21 sea turtles got an assist from park staff, said Tim Downing, assistan... - Posted on November 3, 2009