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.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

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.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

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.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 12, 2013 not rated yet 0

(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 ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 10, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

(Phys.org)—Caving in to social pressure—such as saying that you love a movie because friends do—makes for good vibes about being part of a group and can produce more of the same conduct, according to ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Feb 07, 2013 3.6 / 5 (5) 3

In a bid to seize the initiative from increasingly sophisticated online criminals, the European Union unveiled a new cybercrime centre Wednesday.

Technology - Internet

Jan 09, 2013 not rated yet 2

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, ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

Homicide moves through a city in a process similar to infectious disease, according to a new study that may give police a new tool in tracking and ultimately preventing murders.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Nov 29, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 2

US and Mexican officials signed a bilateral agreement on Tuesday aimed at blocking the cross-border use of stolen mobile telephones.

Technology - Telecom

Nov 13, 2012 not rated yet 2

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.

Technology - Internet

Jul 24, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

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.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 27, 2012 not rated yet 1

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 ...

Technology - Internet

May 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 4

US senators, warning of potentially catastrophic cyberattacks, introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting critical infrastructure such as power, water and transportation systems.

Technology - Internet

Feb 15, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 14

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.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 29, 2011 not rated yet 1

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.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 14, 2011 not rated yet 0