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NASA Is Helping Protect Tigers, Jaguars, and Elephants
May 03, 2024 (SPX)
"Satellites observe vast areas of Earth's surface on daily to weekly schedules," said Keith Gaddis, ecological conservation program manager at NASA Headquarters...
Research: Rising temperatures threatening bumblebee populations
May 03, 2024 (UPI)
Researchers said increasing heat is soaring past the optimal temperature for bumblebees, from 86 to 89.6 degrees. Guelph environmental professor Peter Kevan sai...
US Republicans vote to remove wolf protections
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
Sponsored by Representative Lauren Boebert, a right-wing firebrand from Colorado, the bill passed narrowly along party lines (209-205) and now heads to the Sena...
'Bloodsicles', baths keep Philippine zoo animals cool as heatwave hits
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
Unusually hot weather has sent temperatures in the capital Manila to a record high in recent days and forced schools across the archipelago nation to suspend in...
Between Bangkok's mega highways, 'pocket parks' sprout
Apr 29, 2024 (AFP)
Residents of the sprawling city of 11 million often say they lack public green spaces, with greenery only available for the wealthy -- something Governor Chadch...
Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America
Apr 27, 2024 (AFP)
Two cicada "broods" are set for a rare double emergence that last occurred in 1803, when Thomas Jefferson was president and the United States purchased Louisian...
Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana
Apr 26, 2024 (AFP)
Southern Africa has been affected by severe drought, caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has threatened harvests and plunged millions into hunger. S...
Pakistan horror zoo is reborn as rehab centre
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
Now, four years later, it is a rehabilitation centre for Pakistani wildlife, providing a refuge for motherless leopard cubs, tigers seized from owners who kept ...
In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
Direct strikes on the vast South American country's extensive road network are the top threat to numerous species, forced to live in ever-closer proximity with ...
NASA's Data Empowers Beaver-Driven Restoration Efforts
Apr 22, 2024 (SPX)
Utah State University's Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool (BRAT) leverages satellite data from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to identify sites ripe for re...
In Ecuadoran Amazon, butterflies provide a gauge of climate change
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
A team has hung 32 traps made of green nets, each baited with rotting fish and fermented bananas. They are meant to blend in with the forest canopy. Their punge...
Atomic-level study of brain protein opens door to new neurological treatments
Apr 19, 2024 (SPX)
This research is a collaborative effort involving the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona),...
Queen bumblebees surprise scientists by surviving underwater
Apr 16, 2024 (AFP)
The survival of these pollinators that are crucial to ecosystems is "encouraging" amid worrying global trends of their declining populations, the study's lead a...
Future of Africa's flamingos threatened by rising lakes: study
Apr 12, 2024 (AFP)
Three-quarters of the world's lesser flamingos live in East Africa and more than a million birds at a time can gather at lakes in huge "flamboyances" for feedin...
The Buzz on Bugs: How Global Changes Affect Insect Biomass
Apr 08, 2024 (SPX)
Historically, insect populations have demonstrated remarkable adaptability, thriving during interglacial warm periods with expanded habitats and abundant resour...
Trillions of cicadas to swarm U.S.; first double-brood emergence in 200 years
Apr 06, 2024 (UPI)
Brood 13, which emerges every 17 years, and Brood 19, which emerges every 13, will join together for the first time since 1803, when Thomas Jefferson was presid...
Viral Discovery Offers Hope Against Destructive Amphibian Fungus
Apr 05, 2024 (SPX)
Bd has severely impacted amphibians worldwide, contributing to the decline of more than 500 species and leading to 90 potential extinctions, among them the yell...
Rising temperatures upend migratory bird habitats in Albania
Apr 04, 2024 (AFP)
Millions of birds pass through Albanian lagoons and estuaries during flights north every year, providing critical grounds for migratory species travelling betwe...
Grackles thrive in human spaces through risk-sensitive learning
Apr 03, 2024 (SPX)
The study highlights that male grackles, leading the species' expansion into cities, exhibit a cautious approach towards risk, making them particularly suited f...
S Korean fans bid farewell to internet-famous panda Fu Bao
Apr 03, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing has long used "panda diplomacy" as a form of soft power, and Fu Bao's parents -- Ai Bao and Le Bao -- were gifted to South Korea in 2016 by Chinese Pres...
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