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Tribal effort to fix broken world hinges on condor
Aug 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The tribes of the lower Klamath River have since ancient times decorated themselves with condor feathers when they performed the dances designed to heal a world gone wrong.
Poisoned, wounded Calif. condor treated at LA Zoo
Mar 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A California condor captured because it appeared sickly was found to not only be suffering from lead poisoning but also had been shot, animal experts said Friday.
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Lead shot and sinkers: Weighty implications for fish and wildlife health
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Millions of pounds of lead used in hunting, fishing and shooting sports wind up in the environment each year and can threaten or kill wildlife, according to a new scientific report.
New technique takes a big step in examination of small structures
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 05, 2008 |
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A team led by a Purdue University researcher has achieved images of a virus in detail two times greater than had previously been achieved. Wen Jiang, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Purdue, ...
Tracing the Roots of the California Condor
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 29, 2007 |
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At the end of the Pleistocene epoch some 10,000 years ago, two species of condors in California competed for resources amidst the retreating ice of Earth's last major glacial age. The modern California condor triumphed, while ...
California condors dying of lead poisoning
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Oct 13, 2007 |
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Scientists say California condors are ingesting deadly levels of lead by feasting on the carcasses of animals killed by hunters.
'Push-button' climate modeling now available
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 05, 2007 |
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A tool used by scientists to create climate models is about to become easier to use and available to a much wider audience.
California condors making a comeback
Mar 29, 2006 |
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A pair of California condors has been discovered nesting in Northern California -- the first condor nesting reported there in more than 100 years.
Unique telescope looks at the universe
Dec 22, 2005 |
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CONDOR, a deuterium observation telescope receiver, opened its eye to the universe for the first time last month and opened a new chapter in astronomy.
Shared computing grid cuts data mountains down to size
May 10, 2005 |
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Although University of Wisconsin-Madison professors Wesley Smith and David Schwartz operate in completely different scientific spheres - one seeking to explore the fundamental properties of matter and the other trying to ...
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