Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Madagascar’s Resilient Coral Reefs Thrive Amid Climate Change

The survey of a previously unexplored region in March 2006 by scientists from Conservation International and its partners documented a much greater variety of…

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Human-Dolphin Partnership Earns Protection in Myanmar

The government of Myanmar has established a protected area for, of all things, a partnership between fishermen and a small, gray beakless dolphin with a knack…

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Life-Saving Design Innovations from New Delhi Student

Sahil Chopra, who is originally from New Delhi but now lives in Wingrove Avenue, Fenham, devised the device for the final year exhibition of his Design for…

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Sustainable Innovation: Eco-Friendly Shoes for a Greener Future

The shoe uses fewer resources and components in its manufacture and, as such, lends itself more easily to recycling.John Macdonald, who is in his final year of…

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Marine Protected Areas Fail to Safeguard Coral Reefs

Only 2% of the world's tropical coral reefs are being safeguarded by Marine Protected Areas; places where some restriction is placed on human activities within…

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Separating and Purifying Urine: A Nutrient-Rich Innovation

Urine accounts for less than 1% of our waste water, but it contains 50-80% of the nutrients in the waste water. For this reason, it is extremely burdensome for…

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Engineers Test Homes With Cannons, Cranes, and Wind Machines

The 1970s-style vacant ranch house was taking a beating, but not from a hurricane. Instead, engineers were simulating the effects of hurricane-force winds and…

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New Combustor Achieves Near-Zero Emissions in Fuel Burning

Georgia Tech researchers have created a new combustor (combustion chamber where fuel is burned to power an engine or gas turbine) designed to burn fuel in a…

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Elephants, large mammals recover from poaching in Africa's oldest national park

“The results of the census are encouraging, and proof that protecting the park's wildlife can be done in the most turbulent conditions,” said WCS researcher…

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Antibiotic Overuse in Fish Farming Fuels Bacterial Resistance

This practice encourages bacterial resistance and could lead to the evolution of resistant strains of bacteria in animals and humans as well as the fish…

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MIT Warns Against Improper Seafood Disposal Practices

“Live and Fresh Seafood: Into the Pan, Not Into the Wild,” provides details about proper handling and disposal of live seafood and seafood waste and is…

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Understanding Biodiversity: The Importance of Time in Ecology

By studying how plants in three hyper-diverse grasslands change annually over a decade, ecologists Jason Fridley (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill),…

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Tropical Rainforest Nutrients Impact Global CO2 Levels

Results of the research, conducted by Cory Cleveland and CU scientist Alan Townsend, are published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy…

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Climate Change Threatens Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe

Araújo et al. projected distributions of 42 amphibian and 66 reptile species 20-50 years into the future under four emission scenarios proposed by the…

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Global Bird Map Sheds Light on Future Extinctions

The study reveals a direct link, previously theorised but never proven on a global scale, between the size of the geographical range that a species inhabits…

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Arctic Warming: Scientists Urge Action for Polar Bears’ Survival

A climate scientist at the University of Chicago and 30 of her colleagues from across North America and Europe are urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to…

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