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Areas such as Mendota, Calif., where Stephanie Santana lives, face water restrictions established to protect the Delta smelt, a threatened fish.
The furry, the feathered, the famous and the edible have dominated government funding for protected species. Now, though, scientists say they're noticing a little more love for the unlovely, including a charisma-less, inedible Delta smelt. But efforts to restore the creature affect areas such as Mendota, Calif., which face water restrictions established to protect the smelt. (Photos by Alison Yin)
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The frozen landscape, dry valleys and active volcanoes that make up Antarctica provide a living laboratory for scientific study and a wondrous journey for those traveling to the ends of the Earth. Experience the continent with this special report.
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Hundreds of embryonic stem cell lines, whose use in the United States had effectively been curtailed by the Bush administration, can be used to study disorders and develop cures if researchers can show the cells were derived using ethical procedures, according to new rules issued by the federal...


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