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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 ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

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.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Business

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 26

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.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Hundreds of threatened species not on official US list

Many of the animal species at risk of extinction in the United States have not made it onto the country's official Endangered Species Act (ESA) list, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Biologists monitor crocodiles at nuclear plant

(AP) -- An unexpected but fruitful relationship has blossomed between two potent forces in the swamps of South Florida: the American crocodile, and a nuclear power plant.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Grizzly bears still need protecting, US court rules

Conservationists welcomed a US appeals court ruling that grizzly bears still need protecting, after federal authorities sought to have them taken off an endangered species list.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4