Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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Wildlife

Arizona Striped Whiptail The Arizona striped whiptail, imperiled because of habitat destruction, is one of 681 species that WildEarth Guardians filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect. In the past two years, no U.S. plant or wildlife species has been added to the list. (Erik E. Enderson)

Not-Quite-Endangered Species

One conservation group says these 10 species—and 671 others—belong on the endangered list.

Suzanne Critchfield, 68, with grandkids in Oakley, ID and her daughter Annette Hansen, left, look over their family history on a computer. Grandchildren Alysha, 9, Jared, 11, Bruce, 16 and Mark, 21 are seen in the back. (Kevin Horan/Aurora for USN&WR)

A High-Tech Family Tree

New services use DNA to connect relatives and track down ancestors.

Medical Science

(Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)

Closer to Vanquishing the Virus

Researchers are shifting their attention from the virus to the study of the infected host.

Science Education

For Frogs, a Digital Detour

Software makes it possible for students to swap a scalpel for a computer mouse in the Biology lab.

NSF

(Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia)

Platypus Genome Shows Beauty Is More than Skin Deep

New research proves platypus DNA is equally compiled of avian, reptilian and mammalian lineages.

(Melissa Lutz Blouin, University of Arkansas)

Ancient 'Nutcracker Man' Challenges Ideas on Evolution of Human Diet

Evidence shows that our ancestors did not feed regularly on hard foods.

(Marscher et al., Wolfgang Steffen, Cosmovision, NRAO/AUI/NSF)

Radio Telescope Reveals Secrets of Massive Black Hole

Astronomers get closest look yet at space particle accelerators.

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