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Florida man says he’ll live in lions’ den for 30 days

Man wants to generate donations for the wildlife habitat that houses the lions. [...]

Study tracks leatherback turtles journey across South Atlantic

Researchers attached electronic satellite tracking equipment to the backs of 25 females, as they finished nesting on beaches and were returning to sea. [...]

Glacier National Park sets attendance record in centennial year

Glacier set a record with 2,216,109 visitors in the first 11 months of the year, breaking the old mark of 2,203,847 in all of 1983. [...]

NASA wants shuttle fuel tank reinforced

Managers decided to buttress 34 of the tank’s 108 metal support structures after cracks were discovered in beams following a launch attempt in November. [...]

Israel focuses its energy on clean technologies

Israel is driving to become a world leader in alternative energy, with the government throwing its support behind cutting-edge technologies. [...]

Evolutionary twist: Snails trade awkward sex for survival

Snails that coil counterclockwise have an increased chance of not being eaten by snakes that only eat snails that coil clockwise. [...]

Big tuna fetches record $396,000 in Tokyo

The price for the 754-pound tuna beat the previous record set in 2001 when a 445-pound fish sold for 20.2 million yen. [...]

W.Va. mountaintop mining foe Judy Bonds dies at 58

Bonds, the executive director of Coal River Mountain Watch, died of cancer at a hospital Monday evening. [...]

More mystery bird deaths reported in Louisiana

Wildlife experts are investigating the deaths of 500 birds — a mix of red-winged blackbirds and starlings — along a stretch of highway. [...]

EPA board stops Shell’s Arctic clean air permits

Environmental Appeals Board says that the EPA’s permits were too limited in scope to properly evaluate emissions. [...]