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Scientists have been saying for years that the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in animal feed is going to have a cost. Now, the toll is being felt.

California regulators adopted new standards Thursday to slash the amount of formaldehyde allowed in wood products, a move they say will save hundreds of people from getting cancer every year.

Five years ago, dead flamingos littered the drying shores of Lake Nakuru in Kenya's scenic Rift Valley. Sickly birds struggled to stand upright while stray dogs scavenged on the depleted flock.

India, which is fast losing its forests to over-exploitation, will get help in protecting its green cover from an Austrian research organisation which signed up the country as a member this month.

Here in the suburbs, the construction of backyard decks has become as much a sign of spring as baseball and barbecues. It's no wonder. Decks add value to a home and provide the perfect escape from the winter blues, a place to grill some burgers, read a book or just enjoy some quiet moments of warmth and sunshine.

Recent wildfires in Jackson County have charred hundreds of acres, but the burning actually could prove beneficial to some areas, a state fire expert said. The county has had at least four fires in the past week in both forest and field lands, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Forest Service researchers have developed an adaptive strategy to help natural resource managers in the southeastern United States both prepare for and respond to disturbance from major hurricanes.

There exists a class of super antibiotics never approved for use in animals, and for good reason: They are critically needed for treating certain serious life-threatening infections in humans, and any risk of weakening their ability to fight them -- of making bacteria more resistant to drugs through overexposure -- is one most doctors and scientists will not take.