Economist find a global tax on carbon may be feasible
There is a consistently high level of public support across nations for a global carbon tax if the tax policy is carefully designed, according...
Penguins, starfish, whales: Which animals will win and lose in a warming Antarctic?
Using risk assessments, like those used for setting occupational safety limits in the workplace, researchers determined the winners and losers of climate change in...
More animal species under threat of extinction, new method shows
Currently approximately 600 species might be inaccurately assessed as non-threatened on the Red List of Threatened Species. More than a hundred others that couldn't...
Emperor penguins’ first journey to sea
New research reveals the previously unknown behaviors of juvenile Emperor penguins in their critical early months when they leave their birth colony and first...
World Trade Center responders at increased risk for head and neck cancers
A new study has found a significant increase in head and neck cancers among workers and volunteers who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks...
Ice Age climate caused sediment sourcing in Gulf of Mexico to switch dramatically
The onset of the most recent ice age about 2.6 million years ago changed where the western Gulf of Mexico gets its supply of...
Diet and food production must radically change to save planet
Transformation of the global food system is urgently needed as more than 3 billion people are malnourished (including people who are undernourished and overnourished),...
Water, not temperature, limits global forest growth as climate warms
The growth of forest trees all over the world is becoming more water-limited as the climate warms. The effect is most evident in northern...
Full carbonate chemistry at the site of calcification in a tropical coral
Researchers have succeeded in directly measuring three key parameters necessary for skeleton formation in a live tropical coral. This way, they completely characterized the...
Marine mammals and sea turtles recovering after Endangered Species Act protection
More than three-quarters of marine mammal and sea turtle populations have significantly increased after listing of the US Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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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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