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Marine Mammals on the Menu in Many Parts of World
January 24, 2012 The fate of the world's great whale species commands global attention as a result of heated debate between pro and anti-whaling advocates, but the fate of smaller marine mammals is less understood, ... > full story -
Lessons in Coral Reef Survival from Deep Time
January 23, 2012 Lessons from tens of millions of years ago are pointing to new ways to save and protect today's coral reefs and their myriad of beautiful and many-hued fishes at a time of huge change in the Earth's ... > full story -
Saving the Snow Leopard With Stem Cells
January 23, 2012 The survival of the endangered snow leopard is looking promising thanks to scientists who have, for the first time, produced embryonic stem-like cells from the tissue of an adult ... > full story -
Rare Miller's Grizzled Langur Rediscovered in Borneo
January 20, 2012 Scientists have found one of the rarest and least known primates in Borneo, Miller’s Grizzled Langur, a species which was believed to be extinct or on the verge of extinction. The findings ... > full storyMore: -
Biodiversity Crisis Is Worse Than Climate Change, Experts Say
January 20, 2012 Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world's species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global climate change, experts ... > full story -
Extremely Rare Turtle Is Released Into the Wild
January 18, 2012 Biologists have successfully released a Southern River terrapin (Batagur affinis) – one of the most endangered turtles on Earth – into the Sre Ambel River in ... > full story -
Arctic Plants Face an Uncertain Future
January 17, 2012 New research shows that a warmer climate will have quite different consequences for plant species in the Arctic. While most species are expected to lose part of their current habitat, the genetic ... > full story -
Climate Adaptation Difficult for Europe's Birds
January 16, 2012 For the past 20 years, the climate in Europe has been getting warmer. Species of bird and butterfly which thrive in cool temperatures therefore need to move further north. However, they have ... > full storyMore: -
Wandering Albatross Alters Its Foraging Due to Climate Change
January 12, 2012 Wandering albatrosses have altered their foraging due to changes in wind fields in the southern hemisphere during the last decades. Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the south, the ... > full storyMore: -
Early Primate Had Transitional Lemur-Like Grooming Claw
January 10, 2012 A new study examines the first extinct North American primate with a toe bone showing features associated with the presence of both nails and a grooming claw, indicating our primate ancestors may ... > full story
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