Glaciers in the Antarctic are retreating at an increasing rate, in what scientists said on Thursday was a clear sign of climate change.

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Millions of oysters will be placed in artificial reef on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

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A massive undertaking is underway to compile the largest database on the diet of fish in the Chesapeake Bay.

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After a 15-minute fight, the telltale dark stripes of a rockfish show through the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, hooked on one of the 16 lines trailing behind a charter boat.

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New survey reveals the impact of dams on more than half of the world’s large rivers.

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Five cheetahs were born at the National Zoo this week, the second litter of the endangered cats for the Smithsonian animal park. The births Thursday night were the first for Zazi, a cheetah born in…

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A dozen rusting oil rigs perched on the muddy bottom of the Gulf of Mexico have spawned lush marine habitats that are home to a profusion of rare corals and fish.

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By some estimates, more than a billion painted lady butterflies have been dodging vehicles from Phoenix to Sacramento, with varying degrees of success.

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Federal wildlife officials scaled back habitat protections for the endangered arroyo toad in five Southern California counties in part because of the costly impact on development and water deliveries.

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How the US Bureau of Land Management succeeds – or fails – to balance energy demands with protecting what many call “North America’s winter Serengeti” could impact drilling disputes from Alaska to Florida as environmentalists clash with the Bush administration over opening up more public land to development.

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Sediment, excess water from 2 storms threaten ecological collapse

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The Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and four other schools of public health, has released its latest independent report highlighting rural preparedness challenges and concerns.

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Yellowstone National Park’s gray wolves, once nearly extinct there, have returned to play a critical role in easing the effects of climate change on food availability, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

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