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Asian building boom poses new threat to tigers
Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)
Poaching and habitat loss have devastated tiger populations but in the coming years, the new threat of infrastructure projects could pose the biggest risk to th...
Ethiopian ant shows signs of dominance, poised for global invasion
Nov 22, 2016 (UPI)
Scientists have observed signs of dominance among populations of a rather infamous ant species, Lepisiota canescens. The species has begun organizing into super...
Living fossil genome unveiled
Nov 22, 2016 (SPX)
Published in the open-access journal GigaScience, is an article that presents the genome sequence of Ginkgo biloba, the oldest extant tree species. The research...
X-rays capture unprecedented images of photosynthesis in action
Nov 22, 2016 (SPX)
Never mind the story of Moses parting the Red Sea. How exactly do plants split water? An international team of scientists is getting closer to the answer thanks...
Fiji ants farm plants, study shows
Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)
Ants found in the Pacific islands of Fiji behave as miniature farmers, carefully sowing and fertilising the seeds of at least six types of plant, a study said M...
Kenya uses new technology to nab poachers at night: WWF
Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)
Twenty-six poachers have been caught at night after a new thermal and infrared camera and software system was introduced in Kenya's famed Maasai Mara and its ot...
New model reveals adaptations of world's most abundant ocean microbe
Nov 17, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from David Karl's laboratory at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) and from Professor Jens Nielsen's laboratory at Chalmers University of Tech...
Two tigers killed or trafficked every week: report
Nov 16, 2016 (AFP)
Two tigers are killed or illegally trafficked every week, according to fresh analysis published Wednesday that warned of the "disastrous impact" on the 4,000 bi...
More than a shield: New snail species uses shell as a weapon
Nov 16, 2016 (UPI)
For more snails, the shell is a last line of defense, a bunker in which to hide. But according to new research, at least two snail species use their shell like ...
As video shows, mob mentality a boon to hungry hyenas
Nov 15, 2016 (UPI)
Mobbing a group of lions for their food is a risky move, but for hungry hyenas, participation is worth it. A new study details the emergence and role of coopera...
Scaling the odds at Vietnam's pangolin rehab
Nov 15, 2016 (AFP)
Pangolin Mi Bo has seen better days. He arrived at a rescue centre in Vietnam missing a paw after it was cut off in a snare trap. The rest of his body is marked...
Vietnam 'supermarket' for illegal wildlife trade, hearing told
Nov 14, 2016 (AFP)
A Vietnamese village has become "a supermarket for illegal wildlife trafficking" raking in millions of dollars, a special hearing was told Monday. The two-day p...
Vietnam destroys huge ivory, rhino horn cache
Nov 12, 2016 (AFP)
Vietnam destroyed a huge stockpile of ivory and rhino horn Saturday, urging the public to stop consuming illegal wildlife products driving several species towar...
New research sheds light on deformed wing virus, a threat to honey bees
Nov 11, 2016 (UPI)
Bees face a multitude of environmental threats. A group of scientists in Austria think one of them is underappreciated and under-studied. Researchers suggest th...
Plant roots in the dark see light
Nov 08, 2016 (SPX)
Light is not only a source of energy, but also an important signal which regulates many light-dependent growth processes in a plant in order to adapt it to its ...
Fake crane project brings birds back to Britain
Nov 08, 2016 (AFP)
Conservationists dressed in crane costumes have helped bring the graceful grey birds back to Britain's wetlands after they were hunted to near extinction as a d...
Study highlights a new threat to bees worldwide
Nov 07, 2016 (SPX)
Particularly under threat are honey bees, which are as vital to our food systems as the crops they pollinate, and which are prone to a range of emergent disease...
Most illegal ivory from recently killed elephants: study
Nov 07, 2016 (AFP)
More than 90 percent of illegal ivory comes from elephants slaughtered for their tusks in the last three years, not from old government stockpiles, according to...
Research into extreme weather effects may explain recent butterfly decline
Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers investigated the impact of Extreme Climatic Events (ECEs) on butterfly populations. The study shows that the impact can be significantly positive an...
Fossils reveal approaching relocation of plants on Earth
Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)
Significant changes in the distribution of plants on Earth can be a reality by 2050. The prediction is made by scientists from Center for Macroecology, Evolutio...
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