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1:04 PM EST
2/7/2012 Russian drillers reach surface of lake under Antarctic ice sheetRussian scientists in Antarctica have drilled two miles beneath the continent’s ice sheet, on Sunday reaching the surface of the subglacial lake Vostok, which is believed to have been buried under ice for tens of millions of years.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Scientific Exploration, Human Interest, Curiosity, Environmental Issue, Nature

8:11 PM EST
2/2/2012 Japan snowstorm kills 53, destroys bridgeAt least 53 people were killed by getting buried in snow and a steel bridge collapsed from the weight of snow in northern and western Japan on Wednesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Weather, Report, Disaster And Accident, Meteorological Disaster, Environmental Issue, Nature

6:41 PM EST
2/1/2012 Fans of rival soccer teams clash in Egypt, 73 killedHundreds of fans of rival football teams clashed after a match in a stadium in Port Said, Egypt on Wednesday night killing at least 73 people and wounding hundreds others.

Source:AHN Topics:Sports, Soccer, Disaster And Accident, Emergency Incident, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Riots

1:54 PM EST
1/13/2012 Netherlands seal sanctuary swamped with orphaned seal pupsA seal sanctuary in the Netherlands has been overwhelmed with hundreds of seals that have washed ashore due to storms and disease. Most of the 360 seals are orphaned pups, apparently separated from their mothers in heavy seas off the Dutch north coast.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Nature, Human Interest, Animal, Good

8:41 PM EST
1/10/2012 FAA says ultralight pilots can resume flights with whooping cranesThe interrupted migration of a group of whooping cranes may continue to its destination at a wildlife preserve in Florida. The ultralight-led flight of the nine cranes was halted last week after the Federal Aviation Administration ruled that the pilots of the kite-like craft could not be compensated.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Government Departments, Environmental Issue, Nature, Lifestyle And Leisure, Outdoors

12:44 PM EST
1/4/2012 Oxford University researchers find new species of sea creatures in Antartica OceanResearchers from the University of Oxford have found a community of sea creatures on the sea floor near Antarctica that were previously unknown to scientists.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Scientific Exploration, Environmental Issue, Nature, Natural Science

7:17 AM EST
1/3/2012 Arkansas town probes 'intentional' New Year's blackbird deathsAuthorities in southern Arkansas are investigating the deaths of hundreds of red-winged blackbirds during New Year celebrations over the weekend. Police and officials from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission believe the die-off happened around midnight on Saturday after someone purposefully set off fireworks near the birds' roost.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Nature, Human Interest, Animal, Disaster And Accident, Pollution

11:27 AM EST
12/30/2011 First gray wolf in 80 years enters CaliforniaA solitary gray wolf being tracked by authorities wandered across the state line from Oregon into California at noon on Wednesday, becoming the first gray wolf in the state in 80 years.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Nature, Population, Human Interest, Animal

7:56 AM EST
12/15/2011 Dozens of black widow spiders almost stored on Navy shipThe U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy recently had some potentially deadly stowaways trying to get on board. The Navy vessel was almost home to nearly two dozen black widow spiders.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Military Equipment, Human Interest, Animal, Environmental Issue, Nature

9:05 AM EST
12/14/2011 Mistletoe shortage means many may get the kiss off this yearRetailers are getting the kiss-off this year as they struggle to find mistletoe.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Nature, Economy, Business And Finance, Consumer Goods, Human Interest, Society