Report warns of unprecedented struggles in a warming Arctic

The Arctic is seeing unprecedented declines in sea ice and snow cover triggered by abnormally warm temperatures, according to a new report released by the US government. The change has been so dramatic that a record-breaking delay in the fall freeze up of sea ice is threatening some wildlife...

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US permanently protects some of the Arctic's most important marine areas

Just one week after scientists warned of unprecedented change brought on by warming in the Arctic, President Obama announced permanent protection for 115 million acres of federal waters in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. Including previous presidential withdrawals, today’s action...

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Rudolph and Friends Help Mitigate Warming Effect of Climate Change, Here's How

Dec 24, 2016 04:18 AM EST



A new study revealed that reindeer could help mitigate climate change by simply reducing the height and abundance of shrubs on the Arctic Tundra through grazing.


The study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, showed that areas in the...

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Here's How Life Was Formed Again After the Dinosaurs

Dec 14, 2016 10:25 AM EST



The asteroid that allegedly hit the Earth and killed all dinosaurs did not actually wipe out all life on Earth. In fact, it may have been one of the reasons why life was restored. There had been reports that life re-emerged exactly where the asteroid hit...

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Trichy Animal Mobile Ambulances Now Operational, Gives Free Medical Treatment to Farm Animals

Dec 19, 2016 05:17 AM EST



Finally, animals will get instant treatment for free. Under the National Agriculture Development Project (NADP), two animal medical mobile ambulances have become operational with the help of the Veterinary University Training and Research Centre (VUTRC) in...

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Giraffes May Become Extinct, Scientists Say

Dec 09, 2016 10:26 AM EST



Scientists are alarmed as they have found the population of giraffes to nosedive by 40 percent in the recent years. With all the attention in global warming and climate change, many are surprised to find giraffes to be slowly ebbing away. Scientists believe...

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30th Anniversary

Only in the forests of central China can one find the beloved giant panda, the elusive snow leopard and pheasants in all the colors of the rainbow, along with an amazing spectrum of biodiversity. China is known as a region of extremes.  Its dense mountain forests plunge into deep valleys ...

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Polar Bear Population Likely to Plummet by 30% Due to Rapid Melting of Sea Ice

Dec 08, 2016 10:24 AM EST



Polar bears are one of the most threatened species in the planet. The world’s largest bear is constantly threatened to disappear especially with the melting of the Arctic sea ice.


According to a report from Phys.org, the first systematic assessment...

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Protecting snow leopards and pandas with Disneynature's Born in China

Through the release of its new film, Born in China, Disneynature takes moviegoers on a journey into the wilds of China. The film follows three animal families—the elusive snow leopard, the clever monkey, and the majestic panda—as they struggle to survive over the course of a year while emb...

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Record low sea ice impacts polar bears

“In mid-November, I spent a week in Churchill on Canada’s Hudson Bay Coast. It’s one of the most popular places for viewing polar bears, as they gather on the shore waiting for the sea ice to form, so they can end their long summer fast. This was my fifth time in Churchill, and I was ...

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Tyson Foods Launches $150M Alternative Protein and Food Sustainability VC

Dec 07, 2016 10:14 AM EST



We are slowly going to a world where plant-based food and meatless meats are gaining ground with consumers for health and environmental reasons. However, it seems companies like Tyson Foods still have an ace up its sleeve.
The company, almost synonymous with...

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Celebrating the biggest conservation wins of 2016

For the first time in 100 years, tiger numbers are growingAfter a century of constant decline, the number of wild tigers is on the rise. Around 3,890 tigers now exist in the wild, according to data released in April. That’s up from an estimated 3,200 reported in 2010. WWF works with g...

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Owl Wars: The Secret Behind Barred Owls' Domination Over Northern Spotted Owls

Dec 06, 2016 05:44 AM EST



Barred owls have been encroaching on the territory of Northern spotted Owls, pushing the already endangered species even further from increasing their population in the Pacific Northwest. Researchers from Michigan State University have developed a model to shed...

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How Do Whales Talk? Whale 'Talking' Different From Singing, Scientists Discover

Dec 05, 2016 06:59 AM EST



People normally flock to ocean parks and bodies of water to see the spectacle that are whales touring the waters and splashing all around. Their fins slap on the water with a beauty that is truly unique to their kind. But scientists discover they’re not...

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Animal Fat in UK's Money Upsets Vegans, Bank of England Yields

Dec 04, 2016 07:00 AM EST



The Bank of England has announced that it will be changing its polymer notes and is working on potential solutions after upsetting Vegans, vegetarians, and other animal advocates over their animal-fat-infused £5 bank note.


“Information recently provided ...

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Dog Sniffing Device More Effective in Detecting Explosives

Dec 03, 2016 04:38 AM EST



Researchers from the government and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have taken a cue from man’s best friend to improve current explosive and contraband detection technology. “Active sniffing” has been proven to boost these ...

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New CRISPR Experiment Corrects Clotting in Mice

Dec 02, 2016 06:32 AM EST



The future of gene editing is slowly approaching great promise. Recent developments surrounding CRISPR/Cas9 showed its efficiency and promise in correcting disease-causing mutations. For the first time, it was used to develop a dual gene therapy to treat...

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Flesh-Eating Parasite May Cause Hundreds of Deaths in the US

Dec 01, 2016 08:22 AM EST



In October, people were alarmed to hear reports about a 67-year-old man dying from infections caused by a flesh-eating parasite which he got from Ocean City in Maryland. It is the first time that an incident such as this has been reported in the United States...

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