Old fish few and far between under fishing pressure
A new study has found that, for dozens of fish populations around the globe, old fish are greatly depleted -- mainly because of fishing...
Light at the end of the tunnel: Restored forest now shelters dozens of endangered...
A twenty-year effort to protect and manage tiny remnants of a dilapidated forest in Benin, along with its agricultural and fallow vegetation surroundings, resulted...
Threatened Alabama snail renamed after a case of mistaken identity
Confusion surrounding the identity of the Painted Rocksnail, a species listed as federally threatened, has been cleared up after over 100 years of mistaken...
Hydrogen power moves a step closer
Physicists are developing methods of creating renewable fuel from water using quantum technology. Renewable hydrogen can already be produced by photoelectrolysis where solar power...
Cost of not adapting to climate change would be at least five times higher
A study on damage to coastal considered only real estate loss. If nothing is done, researchers say, losses might be up to ten times...
Forest fires are not limited to hot or temperate climates
Evidence of wildfires dating back 20,000 years was recently discovered in the Massif du Queyras, in the heart of the French Alps, 2,240 meters...
Helping Chinese farmers tackle erosion, increase profits
On the steep farming slopes of China, researchers are finding ways to improve economic and environmental stability. They studied intercropping with corn and either...
New method for identifying carbon compounds derived from fossil fuels
Scientists have developed a laboratory instrument that will greatly reduce the cost of analyzing carbon isotopes. Among other things, this will allow scientists to...
Evolution of ‘true frogs’ defies long-held expectations of science
New research shows, in contrast to expectations, 'the rapid global range expansion of true frogs was not associated with increased net-diversification.'
Wax on, melt off: Adding phase change materials, like paraffin, to concrete could make...
Researchers have made a discovery that could create roads that melt off ice and snow during winter storms. Their secret? Adding a little paraffin...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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