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Plants & Animals Apr 27, 2017

Physics of poo—why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time

The ancient Chinese practiced copromancy, the diagnosis of health based on the shape, size and texture of feces. So did the Egyptians, the Greeks and nearly every ancient culture. Even today, your doctor may ask when you ...

Ecology Apr 26, 2017

China's rare milu deer return in victory for conservation

The newborn fawn walks unsteadily among the trees that were once part of the Chinese emperor's hunting grounds, where more than a century before its forebears died out in their native China.

Ecology Apr 20, 2017

Recovering species must be celebrated or we risk reversing progress, says leading expert

A failure to celebrate conservation successes means we miss vital opportunities to convince the public of "real and practical solutions" they can engage with, says a leading conservationist.

Archaeology Apr 11, 2017

Researchers discover three new species of extinct South American marsupials

The discovery of three extinct species and new insights to a fourth indicates a little-known family of marsupials, the Palaeothentidae, was diverse and existed over a wide range of South America as recent as 13 million years ...

Plants & Animals Mar 31, 2017

Panda personality traits may play a significant part in breeding success

It's an established fact that compatibility is important to humans when picking a mate—but conservationists have discovered that Homo sapiens aren't the only species where well-matched personalities may make or break a relationship. ...

Environment Mar 26, 2017

Cities and monuments switch off for Earth Hour

The Empire State Building and United Nations headquarters in New York joined other iconic buildings and monuments around the world plunging into darkness for sixty minutes on Saturday to mark Earth Hour and draw attention ...

Plants & Animals Mar 21, 2017

Livestock can uproot protected wildlife from prime real estate

The story of wildlife conservation is usually framed as man vs. treasured wildlife. But there's growing evidence that the narrative deserves to have leading roles for livestock such as sheep, yaks or cows.

Hi Tech & Innovation Mar 20, 2017

Where's the line? Theme parks aiming to eliminate them

At Universal Orlando Resort's new "Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon" ride, waiting in line has been replaced by lounging on couches and listening to a racy barber shop quartet sing until it's time to enter the ...

Ecology Mar 7, 2017

World's first-ever best-practice guide for responsible shark and ray tourism released

This World Wildlife Day, March 3, Project AWARE, WWF and The Manta Trust are pleased to release Responsible Shark and Ray Tourism: A Guide to Best Practice, the world's first-ever guidelines for shark and ray tourism operators. ...

Plants & Animals Mar 3, 2017

Scientists who answered why zebras have black and white stripes pose the question to pandas

The scientists who uncovered why zebras have black and white stripes (to repel biting flies), took the coloration question to giant pandas in a study published this week in the journal Behavioral Ecology.

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