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Some warblers in Europe are canceling their annual winter breaks in Africa, opting instead to fly to Britain for the holidays.

November 22, 2005
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A fossilized lizard found near Dallas, Texas, 16 years ago is a missing link in the evolution of swimming reptiles, a new study says.

November 21, 2005
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For some types of herring, flatulence might be a way to "talk" undetected by predators. Watch and listen to this unusual form of communication.

November 18, 2005
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Residents of two new Canberra, Australia, suburbs can keep cats only if the felines stay confined to homes and backyards, according to proposed regulations.

November 18, 2005
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A scientist had to think fast when he found himself in a particularly bad spot: caught in the jaws of an anaconda. Learn the surprising technique for escaping the bite of this reptilian predator.

November 17, 2005
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Shining in flat-screen TVs, brake lights, and other electronics, high-efficient LEDs are hot things in high tech. But nature has had their like for millions of years, a new study says.

November 17, 2005
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It's a showdown between two of the world's most dangerous desert hunters: a red-tailed hawk and a diamondback rattlesnake. Who will win this battle of the predators?

November 16, 2005
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Global warming may give caterpillars a break from their natural enemies, freeing the caterpillars to devour crops and forests, scientists say.

November 16, 2005
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Hunting season has reopened on Yellowstone National Park's bison for the first time in 15 years. Will this controversial step help control livestock disease?

November 15, 2005
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Urban gardeners planting choices may play an important role in bee diversity, according to a new study.

November 15, 2005
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Watch as a team of scientists uncovers some surprising facts about Antarctic penguin colonies and their fight for survival in a fast-changing icescape.

November 15, 2005
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Microchip identification technology is credited with reuniting thousands of pets with their families. But incompatible products have ignited controversy over setting national standards for the devices.

November 15, 2005

Novel GIS analysis of lemur teeth shows that infants born to older mothers with worn-out teeth can survive, as long as they are born during the wet season.

November 14, 2005
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Wildlife is becoming "globalized," biologists warn, as the spread of animals and plants makes species more homogenous at the expense of regionally unique varieties.

November 11, 2005
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Researchers have unearthed fossil evidence of a new species of ancient crocodile that had a head like a carnivorous dinosaur and a tail like a fish.

November 10, 2005

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