http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Poisonous frogs, long-necked turtles, bears and chimpanzees may not be everyone's idea of an animal companion, but experts warn that demand for exotic pets is pushing some species closer to extinction. http://phys.org/news282398072.html Biology Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:10:01 EST news282398072 Countries making large seizures of illegal ivory will be required to conduct DNA tests to determine their origin under new anti-trafficking measures adopted on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news282383177.html Biology Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:46:22 EST news282383177 Governments agreed Tuesday to step up efforts to protect threatened tree species from illegal loggers amid warnings that criminal gangs are plundering the world's forests. http://phys.org/news282292991.html Space & Earth Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:43:17 EST news282292991 (AP)—Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, debris containing asbestos, lead, PCBs—and perhaps most worrying—radioactive waste due to the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant looms as a threat for the region. http://phys.org/news282113572.html Space & Earth Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:53:03 EST news282113572 In a bid to seize the initiative from increasingly sophisticated online criminals, the European Union unveiled a new cybercrime centre Wednesday. http://phys.org/news276959893.html Technology Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:18:21 EST news276959893 Perceived by organized criminals to be high profit and low risk, the illicit trade in wildlife is worth at least US$ 19 billion per year, making it the fourth largest illegal global trade after narcotics, counterfeiting, and human trafficking, according to a new report commissioned by WWF. http://phys.org/news274523074.html Biology Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:24:39 EST news274523074 US and Mexican officials signed a bilateral agreement on Tuesday aimed at blocking the cross-border use of stolen mobile telephones. http://phys.org/news272042536.html Technology Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:50:02 EST news272042536 Rival factions from the Internet security world will mix warily this week at a pair of Las Vegas conferences gathering computer security experts and software savants who make sport of hacking them. http://phys.org/news262323182.html Technology Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:00:01 EST news262323182 Gabonese President Ali Bongo on Wednesday set fire to five tonnes of ivory worth millions of euros to mark his government's commitment to battling poachers and saving elephants. http://phys.org/news260039798.html Biology Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:16:47 EST news260039798 Interpol president Khoo Boon Hui said on Tuesday that organised international gangs are behind most internet scams and that cyber crime's estimated cost is more than that of cocaine, heroin and marijuana trafficking put together. http://phys.org/news255718144.html Technology Tue, 08 May 2012 17:49:17 EST news255718144 US senators, warning of potentially catastrophic cyberattacks, introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting critical infrastructure such as power, water and transportation systems. http://phys.org/news248524203.html Technology Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:30:11 EST news248524203 The past 12 months has seen a record number of large ivory seizures across the world, confirming a sharp increase in the illegal trade in recent years, a wildlife watchdog said Thursday. http://phys.org/news244367740.html Biology Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:55:46 EST news244367740 Nearly 2,000 monitor lizards, hundreds of turtles and 20 snakes were among a huge haul of live endangered animals found hidden in a truck by Thai authorities, a wildlife group said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news235233201.html Biology Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:34:05 EST news235233201 (PhysOrg.com) -- The nearly 80,000 immigrants older than 65 who arrive in the U.S. each year are often overlooked by society because they don't hold paid jobs or speak fluent English, says UC Irvine sociology professor Judith Treas. http://phys.org/news175194965.html Other Sciences Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:10:01 EST news175194965 (AP) -- Conservationists raised the alarm Thursday for Zimbabwe's rare rhinos after a sharp increase in poaching because of a breakdown of law enforcement in this troubled southern African country. http://phys.org/news159118915.html Biology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:43:10 EST news159118915