Study: Avoiding predators has its price
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It hardly seems fair, but water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators might harm their species more than help, new research suggests.
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For the chance to recount nervy tales of outdoor machismo, many backcountry enthusiasts will risk nearly everything. Blocking off dangerous areas won't deter them, nor will frightening signs.
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Gasoline and milk aren&#39;t the only things that cost more these days. The cost of keeping your antivirus software current has been rising, also.
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Q: I am having a problem with woodpeckers. I had the holes filled in that they made, and the very next day there were a couple more.    There are products online such as eyes that you dangle from the rafter at $50 for five.
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(HealthDay News) -- Although often labeled man's best friend, a dog's instinct may tell him to bite to protect himself around those he doesn't know -- especially excitable children.
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By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 21--A new law prohibiting the intentional feeding of wildlife goes into effect today and running afoul of the measurecould result in a $300 fine.   The purpose of the law, which was sponsored by state Sen.
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The brain's response to another person's body language may help explain why humans are quite efficient at fleeing from danger, according to researchers.
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It would be a lot easier to enjoy your life if there weren't so many things trying to kill you every day. Shadowed by peril as we are, you would think we'd get pretty good at distinguishing the risks likeliest to do us in from the ones that are statistical long shots. But you would be wrong, and it's almost certainly something we can learn to do better.
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Increasing use of e-mail, web apps and online networking might minimize the need for living physically close to our workplaces and social circles.  However, studies suggests that far from removing distance barriers, technology actually reinforces the value of proximity and face time.
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Federal wildlife officials say spending more than $27 million to research the suspected habitat of the ivory-billed woodpecker is worth the cost, despite conflicting views on whether the elusive bird even exists.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Sep. 24--SANDPOINT, Idaho -- The war on predators is being waged on a distinctly different front here.
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Fear is a handy evolutionary mechanism for staying out of danger. So why do we get off on it sometimes?
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By Wilson, Clevo Tisdell, Clem  The paper reports the findings of an experimental survey conducted to determine the public's willingness to pay (WTP) for the protection and conservation of the golden-shouldered parrot in Australia.
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By MARK CZERWINSKI  Perhaps you saw the story in Wednesday's paper about the little boy in Middletown who was attacked by a coyote while playing outside a neighbor's house. It was random, non-provoked, and, quite frankly, frightening.
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Panel discusses the depth of the problem and roots of sexual predation in online communities and ways to protect children.
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MEXICO CITY - For one northern Mexican town, an army of cats seemed like the best strategy against a plague of mice. But the cats proved no match for the problem, and now the town is pinning its hopes on a more lethal predator: men armed with cash incentives.
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WASHINGTON -- Staying healthy is a costly business in the United States, particularly in the Northeast, government statistics show.