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Ecology May 20, 2019

Biodiversity loss has finally got political — and this means new thinking on the left and the right

The world recently discovered that disastrous deterioration in the health of most of the planet's ecosystems means that a million species are threatened with extinction. This is among the findings of the most thorough ever ...

Plants & Animals May 17, 2019

China creates app to recognize Pandas

China has developed an app that allows conservationists to identify individual pandas using facial recognition technology, state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday.

Other May 17, 2019

Why is the Pentagon interested in UFOs?

U.S. Navy pilots and sailors won't be considered crazy for reporting unidentified flying objects, under new rules meant to encourage them to keep track of what they see. Yet just a few years ago, the Pentagon reportedly shut ...

Archaeology May 16, 2019

Texas A&M student identifies unique 5-million-year-old rhino species

Rhinoceros don't roam the prairies of Texas today, and some might not even know they once roamed the Great Plains. But one Texas A&M University student knows about rhinos: she's identified unique specimens from fossilized ...

Plants & Animals May 2, 2019

For giant pandas, bamboo is vegetarian 'meat'

Giant pandas are extremely specialised herbivores that feed almost exclusively on highly fibrous bamboo, despite descending from primarily flesh-eating carnivores.

Ecology May 2, 2019

Species conservation: some success, many failures

With as many as a million species threatened with extinction due to mankind's destruction of the planet, there have been scant conservation successes in recent years.

Plants & Animals Apr 29, 2019

Cute or creepy: Why humans love some species, loathe others

The Chinese giant salamander, the largest amphibian in the world, is not cute.

Environment Apr 29, 2019

UN biodiversity conference to lay groundwork for Nature rescue plan

Diplomats from 130 nations gathered in Paris on Monday to validate a grim UN assessment of the state of Nature and lay the groundwork for a rescue plan for life on Earth.

Environment Apr 29, 2019

UN report to highlight urgent need for Nature rescue plan

Diplomats from 130 nations gather in Paris from Monday to validate a grim UN assessment of the state of Nature and lay the groundwork for an 11th-hour rescue plan for life on Earth.

Environment Apr 25, 2019

In degrading Nature humanity harms itself, UN report warns

Diplomats and scientists from 130 nations gather in Paris next week to vet and validate the first UN global assessment of the state of Nature in more than a decade, and the news is not good.

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