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Rare seahorses found in Thames
Evidence of a colony of rare seahorses has been discovered in the Thames, during a routine fisheries survey at Greenwich, the Environment Agency said on Friday.
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Protecting wild species may require growing more food on less land: study
In parts of the world still rich in biodiversity, separating natural habitats from high-yielding farmland could be a more effective way to conserve wild species than trying to grow crops and conserve nature on the same land, ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Marine mystery solved: 'Rare' bacteria in the ocean ain't necessarily so
(PhysOrg.com) -- A teaspoon of seawater contains thousands of naturally occurring bacteria. Scientists previously believed that less than half of these ocean microbes are actively taking up organic compounds, ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Shootingstars provide clues to likely response of plants to global warming
Many scientists are concerned that plant and animal species may face extinction due to global warming, but biologists at Washington University in St. Louis are trying to predict exactly what will happen to ...
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Extinction threat for 45 Australian species
Up to 45 rare species of wallaby, bandicoot and other Australian animals could become extinct within 20 years unless urgent action is taken to control introduced predators and other threats, scientists warned ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Florida panthers bound back thanks to Texas mates
In the quest to save the endangered Florida panther, their Texas cousins were the cat's meow. Wildlife biologists moved eight female panthers from Texas - close relatives yet genetically distinct - into south ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Fossil fish shows oldest live birth
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 380-million-year-old fossil fish that shows an unborn embryo and umbilical cord has been discovered, scientists report in the journal Nature.
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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Loss of rare species can harm ecosystems
(PhysOrg.com) -- Here’s another reason to cheer for the little guy. A new study co-authored by Matthew Bracken, assistant professor of biology in Northeastern’s College of Science, has found that ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Protecting living fossil trees
Scientists are working to protect living fossil trees in Fiji from the impact of climate change with cutting-edge DNA sequencing technology.
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Cameras show 35 rare rhinos in Indonesia: official
Hidden cameras in the jungles of Indonesia's Java island have captured images of 35 critically endangered Javan rhinos, including five calves, an official said Friday.
Dec 30, 2011 |
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Farming crucial for threatened species in developing world
A number of threatened species in the developing world are entirely dependent on human agriculture for their survival, according to new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Przewalski's wild horses gallop back to life
Their galloping stocky, sandy-brown silhouettes inspired dreamy pre-historic cave paintings.
Nov 14, 2011 |
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New Zealand counts wildlife cost from oil spill
In a wildlife rescue centre on New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, volunteers grimly bag the oil-soaked bodies of dead birds, victims of the country's biggest sea pollution disaster.
Oct 16, 2011 |
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Found in New York at long last: nine-spotted ladybugs
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nine-spotted ladybug, New York's official state insect, was feared to be extinct in this state until citizen scientists rallied to Cornell's call to help look for it. Several nine-spotted ...
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Russian teens world geography bee champs
They had to identify countries and regions of the world by economies, politics, latitudes -- even by a type of tortoise.
Jul 28, 2011 |
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