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ScienceDaily (Feb. 16, 2012) - For years, biologists have been amazed by the power of gecko feet, which let these 5-ounce lizards produce an adhesive force roughly equivalent to carrying nine pounds up a wall without slipping. Read more: Gecko Feet Inspire Amazing Glue That Can Hold 700 Pounds On Smooth Wall

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A massive increase in the number of field voles in the Trossachs is helping boost the barn owl population in the area, the national park has said. See original here: Trossachs barn owl numbers boosted by 'vole feast'

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BUENOS AIRES, Feb 17, 2012 (IPS) - Lower water levels and increasing pressure from overfishing in the Paraná river are causing an unprecedented decline in fish stocks in the river that is regarded as the second most biodiverse in South America after the Amazon river. Go here to read the rest: Paraná River Not What It Used to...

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. marine scientists on Florida's Atlantic Coast say they're using corals grown in an onshore nursery to help restore a damaged reef. See the original post here: Transplants offer hope to damaged reef

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Canadian researchers have trained sea lions to take part in an experiment designed to find out why the species is dying out. See the article here: Sea lion test to probe declines

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Armed groups from Chad and Sudan blamed for unprecedented killing in Bouba Ndjida national park, fuelled by demand for ivory Continued here: Poachers slaughter 200 elephants in Cameroon national park in six weeks

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Sexual assault allegations could damage Gov. Jerry Brown’s realignment plan The Bay Citizen – By TREY BUNDY on February 15, 2012 – 9:01 p.m. PST Allegations that Alameda County’s top probation official sexually assaulted a female deputy ... Continued here: California – Accused Probation Chief Is Face of Juvenile Justice Reform Effort

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By ComcSoft Best rated App for ZIP file management on iPhone/iPad! iZip is a ZIP file management tool on iPhone and iPad. iZip has the following features: - Compress files into ZIP file. - Open and extract files from ... Read the original: iPad / iPhone app of note: iZip – file / photo manager (zip / unzip...

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Notebooks.com – by Kevin Purcell Here’s the scenario. You are working on a deadline and receive an email from a colleague with the important project proposal in a compressed zip file. You need to open and ... Read the original here: How To Download and Open Zip Files on iPad

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​Since January 1, 2012, California employers have paid higher taxes because the state has not repaid money it borrowed from the federal government to... Read more from the original source: California Employers Paying Higher Unemployment Taxes