Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Sperm Whale Spotted in English Channel: What We Know So Far

Although further investigation is needed, the animal was reported to be a Sperm Whale, the largest toothed whale species on the planet, known to grow to 20…

Environmental Conservation

Sperm Whale Spotted in English Channel: What We Know So Far

Although further investigation is needed, the animal was reported to be a Sperm Whale, the largest toothed whale species on the planet, known to grow to 20…

Environmental Conservation

Sperm Whale Spotted in English Channel: What We Know So Far

Although further investigation is needed, the animal was reported to be a Sperm Whale, the largest toothed whale species on the planet, known to grow to 20…

Environmental Conservation

UN Report Urges Global Ban on Destructive Fishing Practices

A long-awaited report by the United Nations shows the need for an international moratorium on bottom-trawling and other destructive fishing practices that…

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NASA Unveils Impact of Polluted Skies on Climate Change

In a breakthrough study published today in the online edition of Science, scientists explain why aerosols — tiny particles suspended in air pollution and…

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Hunting Linked to Increased Severity of Wildlife Disease Epidemics

In a study published the August 7 edition of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, post-doctoral researcher Marc Choisy and…

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Exploring Undersea Vehicles for Precious Metals Research

The cruise is a joint expedition between Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Nautilus Minerals Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia, a mining…

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Parachute Spiders: Innovative Strategies for Territory Expansion

The team at Rothamsted Research, a sponsored institute of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), realised that the existing 20…

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Yellowstone Faces Loss of Key Migrant Mammal in Ecosystem

A mammal that embarks on the longest remaining overland migration in the continental United States could vanish from the ecosystem that includes Yellowstone…

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Deep Sea Evolution: Midgets and Giants Unveiled

Biologists ever since Charles Darwin have noted that when animals colonize an isolated island, after millions of years they may evolve into entirely new…

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Pupils Use Mobile Tech to Monitor Pollution on School Routes

The project is part of a three-year, £3.6 million research programme looking into how new technologies can help people take a more active interest in their…

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New Collaboration Enhances International Wildlife Trade

The international trade in wildlife is worth millions of dollars annually, and the use of wild species is an imperative for many people, particularly the rural…

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Rare Shellfish Discovery Shocks Norwegian Scientists

The two Norwegian scientists could hardly believe their eyes on a dive on the far west of the coast of Spitzbergen in autumn 2004.Right in front of NTNU…

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Jellyfish Surge in Overfished Namibian Waters: A New Study

The findings represent a careful quantitative analysis of what's been called a “jellyfish explosion” after intense fishing in the area in the last few decades….

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New Initiative Aims to Combat Global Amphibian Crisis

In a policy statement to be published Friday in the journal Science, the scientists say that 32 percent of all amphibian species are threatened and at least…

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Study Links Warming Climate to Increased Western US Wildfires

A new study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, implicates rising seasonal temperatures and…

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