The U.S. $700-billion financial bailout rejected by Congress could have crippled the federal budget for science and research, scientists feared.
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A rough-skinned frog species thought to have gone extinct more than 20 years ago may have been found alive in a Honduran rain forest.
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Why did so many residents refuse to evacuate, despite warnings of "certain death"? Experts point to an anti-government attitude, TV news, a chaotic 2005 evacuation, and more.
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Giant diamond discovered, Hurricane Ike victims return to ruins, and more in our roundup of the week's best news photos.
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Tests of the pink birds, which live in Kenya's Lake Nakuru, show heavy metals and pesticides—leading experts to suspect growing industry as the cause.
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Pigs race and dive, a rescued lion is cremated, a giant fish is confiscated, and more in our weekly roundup of animal photos.
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The bones of 72 mountain gorillas, including many of the animals studied by the murdered primatologist, are being prepared for forensic analysis.
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A Galápagos Island tortoise thought to be extinct since the 1800s may not be gone after all, researchers said.
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The yellow-nosed reptile, discovered in the central Fiji Islands, is named after the Fijian word for "hello."
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Excessive groundwater extraction in Iran is resulting in some of the fastest sinking land in the world, according to new satellite image analysis.
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Ancient frozen soil did not easily melt during past periods of global warming, suggesting that modern permafrost may not thaw and release as much carbon as previously thought, a new study says.
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A giant shaking platform in a warehouse-size Japanese lab simulates earthquakes on full-size models of buildings, and it's a smashing success.
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In Kenya researchers are using satellite technology to track the rare green turtle's migratory patterns in an attempt to save the species.
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A skinny saw shark, a swell shark that looks like it swallowed a Frisbee, and a river shark are among the oddities that have surfacing in a new study.
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Identified by DNA evidence, the newly named fish increase Australia's known shark and ray species by a third.
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Horses fight, Hurricane Ike stirs up a storm of memories, Baghdad turns red, painted soldiers celebrate, and more in the week's best news photos.
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A recent survey has found scores of previously unknown marine animals in popular dive areas. "People have been swimming past these big, showy animals for years," said one marine scientist.
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Light-emitting comb jellies, squat lobsters, and shrimp that can kill with sound are among hundreds of new species discovered along reefs off Australia.
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Dramatic scenes of destruction along Texas' Bolivar Peninsula have many officials reconsidering the risks of coastal development in low-lying beach towns.
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Scientists discover a tiny "ant from Mars" in the Amazon, a one-horned rhino is recaptured, and more in our weekly update of animal photos.
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