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Invigorated muscle structure allows geese to brave the Himalayas: research
Jul 28, 2009 |
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A higher density of blood vessels and other unique physiological features in the flight muscles of bar-headed geese allow them to do what even the most elite of human athletes struggle to accomplish - assert ...
Climate change may spell demise of key salt marsh constituent
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Global warming may exact a toll on salt marshes in New England, but new research shows that one key constituent of marshes may be especially endangered.
Museum experts ID birds that bring down planes
Jun 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When animals are the prime suspects in a whodunit, who gets on the case? In capers where feathers or fur are the smoking guns, the role of CSI is often played by top natural history museums.
Scientists determine geese involved in Hudson River plane crash were migratory
Jun 08, 2009 |
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US Airways Flight 1549 bird strike to determine not only the species, but also that the Canada geese involved were from a migratory, rather than resident, population. This knowledge is essential for wildlife professionals ...
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Conflict with farmers threaten geese
Feb 15, 2006 |
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A Netherlands Institute of Ecology scientist in Yerseke says the survival of pink-footed geese is being endangered by a conflict with farmers.
Feds develop plans to kill Canadian geese
Nov 16, 2005 |
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a formal plan to reduce the number of Canada geese in the United States.
Goose eggs may help polar bears weather climate change
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Dec 15, 2008 |
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As polar bears adapt to a warming Arctic—a frozen seascape that cleaves earlier each spring—they may find relief in an unlikely source: snow goose eggs. New calculations show that changes in the timing of ...
Planes may one day fly in "V" formations
Sep 30, 2005 |
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Engineers at the University of California at Los Angeles, Boeing and NASA say that someday planes might fly in "V" formation like geese.
Deadly bird flu virus found in wild goose in Germany
Mar 10, 2009 |
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German authorities have discovered the first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus this year, the European Commission announced Tuesday.
Boston airport testing radar to avoid avian accidents
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Airports have grappled with the issue of sharing the sky with members of the avian family for decades. Most recently, US Airways Flight 1549 was forced to make a water landing in the Hudson River off of New ...
Fish die-off in Ontario lake a mystery
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Jun 18, 2007 |
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So many carp have died in a lake near Toronto that local public works officials have scheduled special pickup days for dead fish.
Coyotes thriving in U.S. cities
Jan 04, 2006 |
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Coyotes are thriving in some of the largest U.S. cities, despite scientists' belief that these mammals intently avoid urban human populations.
Scientists puzzled by sand bacteria
Jun 29, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say bacteria forcing the closure of many beaches may not be coming from people, animals, or sewage -- but might be produced in the sand.
Heart disease found in Egyptian mummies
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies, some as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that the factors causing heart attack and stroke are not only modern ones; they afflicted ancient people, ...
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