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The Sacramento Bee – March 14, 2012 An Assembly budget subcommittee voted unanimously Wednesday to block expansion of a statewide court case management system that has become the focal point of a months-long political war between ... Go here to see the original: California – Assembly panel blocks expansion of court computer system

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The world may soon benefit from a plant long-used by indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon for toothaches, eliminating the need for local injections in some cases. Read the rest here: Amazon plant yields miracle cure for dental pain

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The world may soon benefit from a plant long-used by indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon for toothaches, eliminating the need for local injections in some cases. The rest is here: Amazon plant yields miracle cure for dental pain

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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has recently returned from Bouba Ndjida National Park in northern Cameroon, where at least 400 elephants have been slaughtered since mid-January. Link: New reports from inside Cameroon confirm grisly mass killing of elephants (warning: graphic photos)

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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has recently returned from Bouba Ndjida National Park in northern Cameroon, where at least 400 elephants have been slaughtered since mid-January. Read this article: New reports from inside Cameroon confirm grisly mass killing of elephants (warning: graphic photos)

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Every fall, the northern black swift pulls a disappearing act. This gunmetal gray bird with a forked tail flies from its nesting sites near mountain waterfalls in western North America and vanishes for 7 to 8 months before returning to the same area. See the rest here: The Northern Black Swift's Tropical Getaway

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Every fall, the northern black swift pulls a disappearing act. This gunmetal gray bird with a forked tail flies from its nesting sites near mountain waterfalls in western North America and vanishes for 7 to 8 months before returning to the same area. Read the rest here: The Northern Black Swift's Tropical Getaway

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THE moratorium on commercial whaling, imposed by the International Whaling Commission in 1986, is not going well. See the article here: Good whale hunting

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THE moratorium on commercial whaling, imposed by the International Whaling Commission in 1986, is not going well. Originally posted here: Good whale hunting

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A group of European Union member states are planning to thwart key reforms aimed at conserving dwindling fish stocks Originally posted here: Plans to ban fishing discards threatened by EU member states