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What's Killing the Aspen?
The signature tree of the Rockies is in trouble
Also see: Invasion of the Cassowaries
When Will There Be Herds of Mammoths?
With news that the woolly mammoth genome has been sequenced, our science blogger asks about resuscitating the extinct species
Bugs, Brains and Trivia
No detail is too small for students at the Linnaean games, an annual national insect trivia competition
Things Are Looking Up for Niger’s Wild Giraffes
In desolate Niger, wild giraffes are making a comeback despite having to compete for resources with some of the world's poorest people
Dinosaur Tracking: Snowbirds From Another Era
Strangely enough, some dinosaurs might have migrated much like birds do now
Sea Glass: The Search on the Shore
Part of the sea glass hunting elite, Nancy and Richard LaMotte are finding the treasures they covet harder to come by
On California's Coast, Farewell to the King Salmon
For the first time there's no fishing for chinook salmon on the California coast. The search is on for why the prize catch is so scarce.
For Salmon Fishermen, It’s Fall Chum to the Rescue
For the Yup'ik people of Alaska, fall chum is the answer to a troubled fishing season and a link to the outside world
The 'Secret Jews' of San Luis Valley
In Colorado, the gene linked to a virulent form of breast cancer found mainly in Jewish women is discovered in Hispanic Catholics
Invasion of the Cassowaries
Passions run high in an Australian town: Should the endangered birds be feared—or fed?
How Breast Cancer Genes Work
Though we may talk of cancer as one disease, skin cancer has little in common with pancreatic cancer and breast cancer is something else entirely
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