Natural Approach to Things: The Virginia Aquarium Puts State's Marine Habitat in Easy Reach of Tourists
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By By Will Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 8--Kevin Turner hadn't understood the parental pressure of a penguin until he tried walking with a wooden egg on his shoetops.
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By JOHN FLESHER TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - It hardly seems fair, but new research suggests that water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators may harm their species more than help.
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By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 17--MACHIPONGO -- "If I were king of Virginia, you'd all move back," said Orrin H. Pilkey, the Duke University geologist, author and lightning rod for controversy when the subject of coastal development comes up.
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America's favorite deep-sea sponge is coming to the surface.
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By John McCoy  johnmccoy@wvgazette.com  If a St. Albans family is any indication, a fishing vacation doesn't have to cost an arm, a leg or even a fingernail.
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By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 10--VIRGINIA BEACH -- The city is increasing its stock of historic homes, but concerns about how to best manage them are pitting long time grass-roots activists against each other.
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PETERSBURG, Ky  - Like many modern museums, the newest U.S. tourist attraction includes some awesome exhibits -- roaring dinosaurs and a life-sized ship.
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With spring approaching, Virginia scientists are planning a more comprehensive effort to find the cause of the mysterious fish kills in the Shenandoah River and its tributaries.
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Mindy Roberts watches as two scientists draw water samples into a long, clear tube while a 25-gallon aquarium is lowered upside down onto the bottom of an inlet in Puget Sound.
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By BRIAN SKOLOFF  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine.  It's not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ I was happy to see the label "poisonous" on the plant Brugmansia when I visited a garden center in the other day. I applaud them for letting the public know _ especially shoppers who have curious small children or pets.
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Maryland's coastal bays support a wide range of aquatic life but are threatened by intense development pressures, according to the first comprehensive study of the chain of shallow bays that separate Ocean City and Assateague Island from the mainland.
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Life & style: Animal rights campaigners are turning their attention to aquariums. Harry Pearson investigates.
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Improved fish passage on the Penobscot River and recovery of a salt marsh on the west branch of the Pleasant River could bring environmental benefits to the Gulf of Maine, according to a new report.
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U.S. scientists say healthy coral reefs provide adjacent coastlines with more protection from tsunamis than do unhealthy or dead reefs.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Polita Glynn of the Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation, +1-305-421-4231; Chris Dudley of the Pew Institute for Ocean Science, +1-305-456-1625   MIAMI, Feb.
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Science & environment: Seen as posh and green, the langoustine is catching on as eco-friendly sea food.