| Observatory: In a Fight for a Tree, Ants Thwart Elephants Ants live in the bulbous swellings of a tree known as the Acacia drepanolobium and feed on a sugary solution it produces, and in return they attack any creature that approaches it. feeds.nytimes.com |
Where's the oil? On the Gulf floor, scientists say By CAIN BURDEAU and SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-09-13T21:01:05ZNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Far beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, deeper than divers can go, scientists say they are finding oil from the busted BP well on the sea's muddy and mysterious bottom.... hosted.ap.org |
Remote Hawaii atoll corals suffer some bleaching By AUDREY McAVOY 2010-09-30T05:03:23ZHONOLULU (AP) -- Corals at remote atolls northwest of the main Hawaiian islands suffered some bleaching this summer as ocean temperatures rose to higher-than-normal levels for a couple of weeks, but they were spared the large-scale mass bleaching observed this year in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, scientists said Wednesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Denver Zoo hatches 4 Komodo dragons By 2010-10-15T02:56:52ZDENVER (AP) -- The Denver Zoo says it's become the only zoo in the world to hatch endangered Komodo dragons for a third time.... hosted.ap.org |
Letters: Live Long and Prosper (2 Letters) Letters to the editor. feeds.nytimes.com |