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April 29th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

Even though the Meadowlands area of Northern New Jersey has had extensive environmental cleanup, a new bird study shows that many species still live with harmful levels of contaminants. …

April 29th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

The sea is a big place, and scientists are always discovering new things about its ecosystems. Recent research on the ocean’s absorption of CO2 has highlighted its fragility, and it …

April 29th, 2008 at 11:49 am

Nature’s new documentary, “Superfish,” which premieres this Sunday at 8pm, follows marine biologist and filmmaker Rick Rosenthal across three oceans and more than two years on his quest to film the biggest, fastest, most dangerous gamefish in the sea — the ancient and amazing creatures known as billfish.

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April 29th, 2008 at 11:42 am

Ever since the ‘breast cancer’ gene BRCA was identified, women who have the gene have struggled with decisions of how that affects their bodies and futures. The two profiled below …

April 28th, 2008 at 2:37 pm

One of the world’s rarest seabirds is on the verge of extinction. The Chatham Island Taiko, native to Chatham Island off the coast of New Zealand, has suffered an 80% …

April 28th, 2008 at 11:59 am

A new exhibit, Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure, opened Friday at New York Botanical Garden. The exhibit replicates many of Charles Darwin’s botanical experiments, along a 33-stop tour that includes …

April 25th, 2008 at 10:53 am

Next week in Nature’s “Superfish,” Rick Rosenthal searches far and wide for the opportunity to swim with the greatest gamefish in the sea — billfish.

April 25th, 2008 at 10:39 am

On the 18th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch, NASA released breathtaking new telescope images of galaxies colliding. NewsHour has an online slideshow of the images.

April 25th, 2008 at 10:27 am

New research indicates that ancient Americans valued dogs not just for their companionship and work ethic, but for spiritual reasons too. Hundreds of prehistoric canines — along with jewelry and …

April 24th, 2008 at 10:22 am

“Prince of the Alps” premieres May 11 on NATURE, and in preparation we are searching for our viewers’ best photos of the Alps. Have you snapped a perfect alpine scene? If you have an Alps photo that’s interesting, creative, beautiful, hilarious, or simply amazing, NATURE wants to know about it.



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Monday,
November
17
, 2008
07
:15
pm
Yesterday in Moscow, a judge ruled that the trial of three men accused of involvement with the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya will be open...
Monday,
November
17
, 2008
07
:15
pm
Yesterday in Moscow, a judge ruled that the trial of three men accused of involvement with the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya will be open...
Monday,
November
17
, 2008
06
:39
pm
Unique to North America, the bald eagle is the continent’s most recognizable aerial predator, with a shocking white head, electric yellow beak, and penetrating eyes....
 
 
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