Everyone needs access to urban green spaces, not just those in more affluent areas, say researchers
Seeking the shade of a tree to relax or cool off is something many of us take for granted.
Seeking the shade of a tree to relax or cool off is something many of us take for granted.
Environment
Oct 6, 2023
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Cetaceans are the best-known fully aquatic animals, including whales, dolphins and porpoises. The group includes more than 90 existing species, divided into baleen whales (Mysticeti) and toothed whales (Odontoceti). Toothed ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2023
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Japan issued a tsunami advisory Thursday after a strong earthquake struck near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean, but lifted it about two hours later. No damage was reported.
Environment
Oct 5, 2023
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Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 300 as it brought pounding rain and record-breaking winds to the island, leading to school and office closures.
Environment
Oct 5, 2023
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Amphibians are in trouble and in desperate need of conservation action, according to a new global assessment of the world's amphibian population.
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2023
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Climate change has become the main factor driving amphibians towards extinction as they remained the most threatened vertebrates over the past two decades, according to research published on Wednesday.
Ecology
Oct 4, 2023
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Volcanic ash is no ordinary dust: It gets injected into the atmosphere, climbs to the stratosphere, impacts climate, powders roadways and clogs jet engines.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2023
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Commercial whaling in the 20th century decimated populations of large whales but also appears to have had a lasting impact on the genetic diversity of today's surviving whales, new research from Oregon State University shows.
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2023
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A plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to kill nearly 2,000 invasive mule deer roaming the mountains of Santa Catalina Island has ignited a storm of protest among residents of the popular resort destination and prompted ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2023
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It's long been understood that human settlement contributes to conditions that make Pacific Islands more susceptible to wildfires, such as the devastating Aug. 8 event that destroyed the Maui community of Lahaina. But a new ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 2, 2023
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