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Why endangered wildlife needs AML law coverage and banks need to share IWT intelligence
The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a fast-growing "financial portfolio" within the larger illegal, violent, parallel transnational global economy. As such, it creates state-level security and development risks, especially ...
Ecology
Sep 26, 2023
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Ashes of orca Tokitae finally home after her death last month in Miami
Tokitae the orca has come home.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2023
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Lolita the orca's ashes are going home for a traditional water ceremony: Here's what will happen
Lolita, the orca who lived in a tank at the Miami Seaquarium from her capture in 1970 in waters off Washington state to her death 53 years later in August, will be honored in a homecoming Saturday.
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2023
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Does a brain in a dish have moral rights?
No longer limited to the realm of science fiction, bio-computing is here, so now is the time to start considering how to research and apply this technology responsibly, an international group of experts says.
Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2023
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How to say 'jumping ants' in Uchinaaguchi
Recent publication of OIST research findings in the journal Integrative Organismal Biology likely marks the first use of Uchinaaguchi, the indigenous Okinawan language, in a scientific research publication. OIST researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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Surveying public support for plans to combat nutrient depletion in a large inland sea
Human activities can drastically alter the nutrient balance in ecosystems, causing long-lasting problems for wildlife. Coastal oligotrophication, the process by which a coastal ecosystem becomes progressively less enriched ...
Ecology
Sep 13, 2023
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Jihadist groups threaten the conservation of a key west African world heritage site, researcher says
Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads across the borders of the three countries. The first part of this 3 million hectare Unesco world heritage site ...
Ecology
Sep 13, 2023
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Art, science merge in study of 19th-century landscape paintings' ecological integrity
An Oregon State University-led collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental science.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2023
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Scientist who led team that created Dolly the cloned sheep dies at 79
The British scientist who led the team that created Dolly the sheep, a breakthrough in cloning, has died at the age of 79, his former university said on Monday.
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Sep 11, 2023
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German circus replaces live animals with holograms
The smell of sawdust and popcorn fills the air. The clowns, acrobats and magicians are all in place.
Other
Sep 10, 2023
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People love their trees more than their neighbors, says survey
Twice as many people (16%) say they have a closer relationship with their trees than with their neighbors (7%), according to new research.
Ecology
Aug 29, 2023
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Researchers propose a global observatory to monitor Earth's biodiversity
At a time of nature crisis driven by unparalleled rates of biodiversity loss, a new interconnected system to monitor biodiversity around the world is urgently needed to direct and focus conservation action.
Ecology
Aug 25, 2023
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Trampling plants, damaging rock art, risking your life: Taking selfies in nature has a cost
In the age of the selfie taking photos of yourself has become an everyday occurrence. Half of all teenagers regularly post selfies. Driven by social media algorithms, many of us now flock to natural places for the best selfie ...
Ecology
Aug 23, 2023
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Painting the unfamiliar: Why the first European paintings of Australian animals look so alien to our eyes
In 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned the foremost painter of animals in England, George Stubbs, to paint a dingo and a kangaroo.
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2023
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Ship sets sail from England to retrace Charles Darwin's voyage nearly 200 years later
A schooner set sail Tuesday from the south coast of England to train and inspire a new generation of naturalists by retracing the voyage taken by a young Charles Darwin nearly 200 years ago that led to his theory of evolution.
Other
Aug 15, 2023
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Nearly 50% of environmentalists abandoned Twitter following Musk's takeover
In October 2022, Elon Musk purchased Twitter (recently renamed X), which had previously served as the leading social media platform for environmental discourse. Since then, reports a team of researchers in the journal Trends ...
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Aug 15, 2023
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Three ways to get your nature fix without a garden
Spending time in a garden is good for you. It doesn't matter if you're watering plants or simply chilling on a deck chair—there's a whole range of benefits that come with it. These include improved health and well-being, ...
Ecology
Aug 14, 2023
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Trapped: Australia's extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms
We may not pay invertebrates much thought, but they're the workhorses of all ecosystems. Insects and other invertebrates do essential jobs such as pollinating plants, improving soils and controlling pests. They're also food ...
Ecology
Aug 14, 2023
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Interdisciplinary team studies decomposition effects on soil
Forensic researchers at UT Knoxville's famous Anthropological Research Facility, popularly known as the "Body Farm," have made headlines for decades in their discoveries of what happens to human bodies after death. Now, a ...
Other
Aug 11, 2023
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Researchers discover evolutionary evidence in ultra-marathon runners
Researchers from Loughborough University discovered that athletes who lose weight during these events, which often last days and cover hundreds of miles, show significant adaptation of cognitive function to promote foraging ...
Other
Aug 2, 2023
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