Biologists save fish after landslide
NILE, Wash. (AP) -- A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish....
3 new ancient crocodile species fossils found
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs - like wild boar tusks - roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday. While this fearsome creature hunted meat, not far away another newly found type of croc with a wide, flat snout like a pancake was fishing for food....
Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office....
Researchers ask: Are caged chickens miserable?
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Are cramped chickens crazy chickens?...
Calif. requires TVs to be more energy-efficient
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California regulators have adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions, a move that will eventually ban power-hungry sets from the state's store shelves....
UN: Fight climate change with free condoms
LONDON (AP) -- The battle against global warming could be helped if the world slowed population growth by making free condoms and family planning advice more widely available, the U.N. Population Fund said Wednesday....
Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia
BANGKOK (AP) -- Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight - at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia....
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