Thousands of migrating Eared Grebes mistook the Utah town of Cedar City for a lake on Monday night during a snow storm, killing hundreds of the birds.

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IT CONTINUES to be a challenge in semiarid California to provide a reliable water supply for our growing populations and vibrant agricultural economy while simultaneously protecting and restoring important environmental resources.

Microbiologists have found a community of extreme-loving microbes working together to survive at the bottom of California's strange Mono Lake.Science@NASA -- Humans don't like being alone.

Researchers are finding that life can thrive in some unexpected places.Science@NASA -- This porridge is too hot," Goldilocks exclaimed. So she tasted the porridge from the second bowl. "This porridge is too cold." So she tasted the last bowl of porridge.