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Nearly 21,000 species at risk of extinction: conservationists
Jul 02, 2013 (AFP)
A freshwater shrimp, an island-dwelling lizard and a pupfish from Arizona have been declared extinct, while nearly 21,000 species are at risk of dying out, an u...
Researchers discover human activity threatens Sumatran tiger population
Jul 01, 2013 (SPX)
Sumatran tigers, found exclusively on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, are on the brink of extinction. By optimistic estimates, perhaps 400 individuals survive...
Earth's northern biomass mapped and measured
Jun 28, 2013 (ESA)
The biomass of the northern hemisphere's forests has been mapped with greater precision than ever before thanks to satellites, improving our understanding of th...
A 700,000 year old horse gets its genome sequenced
Jun 28, 2013 (SPX)
It is nothing short of a world record in DNA research that scientists at the Centre for GeoGenetics at the Natural History Museum of Denmark (University of Cope...
Lion on the loose in South Africa
Jun 28, 2013 (AFP)
A runaway lioness is roaming South Africa's countryside where it has been spotted on a sugarcane farm and by passengers on a bus, a parks authority said Friday....
Yukon Gold Mine Yields Ancient Horse Fossil
Jun 28, 2013 (SPX)
When University of Alberta researcher Duane Froese found an unusually large horse fossil in the Yukon permafrost, he knew it was important. Now, in a new study ...
Ailanthus tree's status as invasive species offers lesson in human interaction
Jun 27, 2013 (SPX)
An exotic tree species that changed from prized possession to forest management nightmare serves as a lesson in the unpredictability of non-native species mixin...
Social animals have more social smarts
Jun 27, 2013 (SPX)
Lemurs from species that hang out in big tribes are more likely to steal food behind your back instead of in front of your face. This behavior suggests that pri...
UNDP and Iran team to save Asiatic cheetah
Jun 26, 2013 (UPI)
Iranian environmental officials are working with the United Nations to help save the Asiatic cheetah. Though they once roamed much of the Middle East and Asia, ...
New flame-headed bird species found in Cambodia capital
Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)
A new species of bird with a distinctive orange-red coloured tuft of feathers on its head has been found in Cambodia's populous capital city, conservationists s...
The Anthropocene: Humankind as a Turning Point for Earth
Jun 25, 2013 (SPX)
The Anthropocene is the name of a proposed new geological time period (probably an epoch) that may soon enter the official Geologic Time Scale. The Anthropocene...
Study finds climate change to shrink bison, profit
Jun 24, 2013 (SPX)
As temperatures go up, bison get smaller. Joseph Craine, research assistant professor in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University, examined how climat...
Giant panda gives birth to twins in China
Jun 23, 2013 (AFP)
A rare giant panda has given birth to twins in China, the first pair of the endangered species born in the world this year, conservation workers told state medi...
New study shows predators affect the carbon cycle
Jun 21, 2013 (SPX)
A new study shows that the predator-prey relationship can affect the flow of carbon through an ecosystem. This previously unmeasured influence on the environmen...
Philippines first in Asia to destroy ivory tusks
Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)
The Philippines destroyed five tonnes of elephant tusks on Friday in a landmark event aimed at shedding its image as one of the world's worst hotspots for illeg...
S.Korean airlines ban shark fin as cargo
Jun 20, 2013 (AFP)
South Korea's two largest airlines, Korean Air and Asiana, said Thursday they had both decided to ban shark fin from their cargo flights as part of a growing gl...
Philippines set to destroy ivory tusks
Jun 20, 2013 (AFP)
The Philippines is set to destroy five tonnes of elephant tusks on Friday in a high-profile event aimed at shedding its image as one of the world's worst hotspo...
Endangered fish spawning in Grand Canyon National Park after 23-year absence
Jun 19, 2013 (UPI)
There's love in the waters of lower Colorado River. After more than two decades away, the endangered razorback sucker is once again spawning in the Grand Canyon...
Computer modeling technique goes viral
Jun 19, 2013 (SPX)
It's not a hacker lab. At Brandeis University, sophisticated computational models and advances in graphical processing units are helping scientists understand t...
Pesticides significantly reduce biodiversity in aquatic environments
Jun 19, 2013 (SPX)
The pesticides, many of which are currently used in Europe and Australia, are responsible for reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and ri...
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