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Can ecotourism save threatened species?
Posted: February 19, 2016Ecotourism can provide the critical difference between survival and extinction for endangered animals, according to new research from Griffith University.Using population viability modelling, the Griffith team of Professor Ralf Buckley,…
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Giant Iceberg Causes Penguin Deaths
Posted: February 19, 2016For the past six years, an iceberg the size of Rome has blocked the access of Adélie penguins to the sea in Antarctica. To find food, they must walk a…
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Algal Toxins Detected in One-Third of Streams Assessed in Southeastern United States
Posted: February 18, 2016USGS scientists have detected toxins known as microcystins produced by various forms of algae in 39 percent of the small streams assessed throughout the southeastern United States. Their recent study…
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UCLA studies the long-term health impacts of ozone
Posted: February 18, 2016Adults with long-term exposure to ozone (O3) face an increased risk of dying from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, a study “Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality in a Large Prospective Study” published online…
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Lawrence Livermore Laboratory looking at ways to deflect killer asteroids
Posted: February 17, 2016Asteroids headed for a collision with the Earth, if found early enough, can be acted upon to prevent the potentially devastating consequences of an impact. One technique to divert an…
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New Report Ties “Hottest Year on Record” to Human Toll of Disasters
Posted: February 17, 2016Natural disasters made 2015 a miserable year for many people around the world. According to the United Nations’ Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the statistics were brutal. At least 98.6 million…
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Bicycle ownership going downhill
Posted: February 17, 2016Bicycle ownership around the world is declining amid rising wealth levels and increased use of motorised vehicles in developing countries, a study has found.Four out of ten households on the…
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Smart water management could help produce much more food
Posted: February 16, 2016Improved agricultural water management could halve the global food gap by 2050 and buffer some of the harmful climate change effects on crop yields. For the first time, scientists investigated…
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The differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat
Posted: February 16, 2016A new study has shown that both organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products. Analysing data from around the world, the team led…
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What is your dog's IQ?
Posted: February 15, 2016Researchers in Scotland are attempting to come up with an easy, fast and reliable canine IQ test. This comes after an initial study showed that much like in humans, intelligence in dogs…
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