Russia's Arctic plans add to polar bears' climate woes
Last month's visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning.
Environment
Mar 5, 2019
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A ban on captive animals could speed up extinction
The recent death of the last male Northern white rhinoceros —and the imminent extinction of the vaquita porpoise —is a stark reminder we are not going to win every battle to save endangered species in the wild. We ...
Ecology
Mar 30, 2018
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Human food waste 'threat' to polar bears: report
The invasion of a remote Russian village by dozens of ravenous polar bears three years ago captured headlines around the world, with images of groups of animals gorging on rubbish in an open garbage dump.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2022
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Arctic icecap safe from runaway melting: study
There is no "tipping point" beyond which climate change will inevitably push the Arctic ice cap into terminal melt off, according to a study released Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2010
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US police kill escaped lions, tigers and bears
Police in the US state of Ohio shot dead dozens of lions, tigers, bears and wolves in a frantic hunt after the owner of an exotic farm freed the dangerous animals and then killed himself.
Ecology
Oct 20, 2011
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Bears avoid trails with motorized recreational activity, study confirms
Bears use trails with motorized recreation less often than those without it, new University of Alberta research shows.
Ecology
Feb 2, 2018
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Arkansas reclaims its status as the Bear State
(AP) -- The bear cub could be heard but remained unseen among the barren trees and dried leaves blanketing the forest floor.
Ecology
Apr 25, 2009
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Warming climate upends Arctic mining town
Tor Selnes owes his life to a lamp. He miraculously survived a fatal avalanche that shed light on the vulnerability of Svalbard, a region warming faster than anywhere else, to human-caused climate change.
Environment
Jun 22, 2022
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Oldest fossil of giant panda family discovered
New fossils found in Spain are thought to be of the oldest recorded ancestor of the giant panda.
Archaeology
Nov 14, 2012
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Study reveals new genomic roots of ecological adaptation in polar bear evolution
Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Vanderbilt University and Clark University have shed new light on the genomic foundation of the polar bear's ecological adaption by pinpointing rapid changes in the ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2019
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