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Amazon conjures rights to borrow Harry Potter ebooks
Amazon said Thursday it has signed a deal for the electronic books rights to all seven Harry Potter titles English, French, Italian, German and Spanish for its Kindle lending library.
May 10, 2012 |
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Apply public trust doctrine to 'rescue' wildlife from politics, researchers say
When a species recovers enough to be removed from the federal endangered species list, the public trust doctrine – the principle that government must conserve natural resources for the public good – should guide ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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New study shows over one-fifth of the world's plants are under threat of extinction
A global analysis of extinction risk for the world's plants, conducted by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew together with the Natural History Museum, London and the International Union for the Conservation of ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Aquatic ecologist studies silent killer of bald eagles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Something is killing American bald eagles, and Susan Wilde is determined to find out what. An assistant professor in the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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New ocean acidification study shows added danger to already struggling coral reefs
A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggests that over the next century recruitment of new corals could drop by 73 percent, as rising ...
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Study finds many white marlin are actually look-alike species
They are sleek, elusive predators, slipping through the deep violet of the ocean depths. The challenge of catching white marlin has made them a prime target in fishing tournaments, with the winning catch at ...
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska
(AP) -- Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool.
Oct 08, 2009 |
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US appeals court allows wolf hunts
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit from conservation groups that want to block wolf hunting and trapping that have killed more than 500 of the predators across the Northern Rockies in ...
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Lone whales shout to overcome noise (w/ Video)
Just like people in a bar or other noisy location, North American right whales increase the volume of their calls as environmental noise increases; and just like humans, at a certain point, it may become too ...
Jul 07, 2010 |
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US removes gray wolf from endangered list
The US government said Wednesday it is formally removing about 1,300 gray wolves in the Rocky Mountain region from the endangered species list, capping a legal battle that has dragged on for years.
May 04, 2011 |
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Australian birds status declining faster than elsewhere in world
A newly published study shows Australians must work with international partners if they are to save all of Australia's birds.
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Chain results in 10 kidney swaps among strangers
(AP) -- When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he'd be starting a lifesaving, "pay it forward" chain. His kidney donation to a Phoenix woman in ...
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Wolves to come off endangered list within 60 days
(AP) -- Federal wildlife officials say they will take more than 1,300 gray wolves in the Northern Rockies off the endangered species list within 60 days.
Apr 16, 2011 |
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Amazon blames 'ham-fisted' error for book brouhaha
Amazon has blamed an "embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error" for the removal of tens of thousands of books from the sales rankings and search engine of the online retail giant.
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Deepwater Horizon spill threatens more species than legally protected
Marine species facing threats from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico far exceed those under legal protection in the United States, a new paper in the journal BioScience finds. Univer ...
May 11, 2011 |
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