Baby penguins hatched at San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo has two new arrivals: a pair of endangered African penguin chicks.
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Climate change forcing Alaskans to hunt for new ways to survive
As far back as he can remember, Willard Church Jr. has gone out ice fishing well into the month of April, chopping holes that were easily four feet deep into the Kanektok River near his home.
Environment
May 3, 2019
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Biologists warn of peril from biological invasions as White House proposes to halve funding
As the Trump Administration prepares to cut in half the budget for the National Invasive Species Council, a group of invasive species experts led by a University of Rhode Island professor has issued a warning about the growing ...
Ecology
Apr 30, 2019
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Why jackals thrive where humans dominate
As humans put nature under the plow, asphalt, and concrete, some creatures thrive through an "enemy of my enemy is my friend" approach, embracing our disruption of the natural order, and rushing to fill the void created by ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2019
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Scientists create largest collection of coral reef maps ever made
A study from scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science offers a new way to accurately map coral reefs using a combination ...
Environment
Apr 23, 2019
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The truth about a true frog: Unknown Costa Rican frog hidden amongst a widespread species
Known to science since 1857, a common species of true frog (a "true frog" is one assigned to the family Ranidae), found from north-eastern Honduras, through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to central Panama, turns out to have been ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2019
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Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour
The UN headquarters in New York, the pyramids of Egypt and Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue were among top world monuments plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday to put the spotlight on climate change and its impact on ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2019
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Lights out in Sydney for Earth Hour conservation campaign
The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge were plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet's vanishing biodiversity.
Environment
Mar 30, 2019
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Mount Kilimanjaro: Ecosystems in global change
2019 marks the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt. He was one of the first naturalists to document the distribution and adaptation of species on tropical mountains in the 19th century. Humboldt also observed that ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2019
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MBARI design used in ocean-acidification experiments around the world
MBARI scientists and engineers have been developing new methods to study ocean acidification and its effects on marine organisms in their natural habitats for 15 years. Researchers around the world have been adapting MBARI ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2019
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