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The Amazon rainforest near Manaus in Brazil was almost completely cleared decades ago for cattle grazing.

Faith Salie looks at changing perceptions of that sun-kissed look

To humans, ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a menace: we cannot see it, yet it is all around us, increasing our risks of melanoma, cataracts and other ills. It is especially harmful in the upper latitudes, where a thinning ozone layer has become less and less effective at blocking the sun’s UV rays, and ice and snow reflect them back up at us. All these facts have caused biologists to wonder: How have Arctic mammals adapted to handle acute UV exposure--not only tolerating the intense light conditions at the poles, but even using it as an evolutionary advantage

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Old Yeller dies, Darth Vader is Luke's dad, Little Red Riding Hood lives. Did I spoil it?

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering joining a U.S.-led global nuclear compensation treaty in a bid to fend off excessive overseas damage claims related to nuclear accidents, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday, without citing sources. The U.S., Morocco, Romania and Argentina have agreed to the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, but the treaty needs at least five countries in order to go into effect. [More]

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They're one and two in the world yet just hanging on at the PGA Championship.

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Jim Furyk has been mired in one of the worst slumps of his career.

By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Conservation groups on Saturday asked a federal appellate court to stop upcoming hunts in Montana and Idaho that target more than 1,000 wolves. [More]

Rory McIlroy is ready for a break.

PGT: Playing in his first major, PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele is 18 holes away from winning the PGA Championship.

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