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biodiversity

  • China Considers 10-Year Fishing Ban in Yangtze River Due to Overfishing
    China Considers 10-Year Fishing Ban in Yangtze River Due to Overfishing
    China’s agricultural and fishery authorities in 2003 began imposing an annual three-month fishing ban in the Yangtze River to reverse the continuous decline of aquatic life. As the Yangtze ecosystem ...
    October 17, 2019BY Olivia Li
  • World Wildlife Fund Report: 60 Percent Drop in Global Animal Populations
    World Wildlife Fund Report: 60 Percent Drop in Global Animal Populations
    Humans have killed about 60 percent of animals, including mammals, fish, birds, and reptiles, on the planet since ...
    October 31, 2018BY Chris Jasurek
  • Good News on Rain Forests: They Bounce Back Strong, Storing More Carbon Than Thought
    Good News on Rain Forests: They Bounce Back Strong, Storing More Carbon Than Thought
    When you cut and burn a tropical forest, you're left with a barren plain of cracked red mud, ...
    June 13, 2016BY Susan G. Letcher
  • Is This Humanity’s Last Hope? Remote Island in Norway Stores Hundreds of Millions of Seeds
    Is This Humanity’s Last Hope? Remote Island in Norway Stores Hundreds of Millions of Seeds
    Behind concrete doors on an uninhabited island in Norway, hundreds of millions of frozen seeds are waiting for ...
    May 11, 2016BY Ingrid Longauerová
  • To Stop Mass Extinction, Focus on the ‘Ghosts’
    To Stop Mass Extinction, Focus on the ‘Ghosts’
    A new study urges scientists to move their focus from species extinction to species rarity in order to ...
    December 25, 2015BY Jim Shelton
  • In Remote Indonesia, Don’t Blame the Locals for Conservation Concerns
    In Remote Indonesia, Don’t Blame the Locals for Conservation Concerns
    A diverse range of human societies have been protecting land and sea resources for centuries—without any outside conservation ...
    November 24, 2015BY Arleen Richards
  • The Modern, Molecular Hunt for the World’s Biodiversity
    The Modern, Molecular Hunt for the World’s Biodiversity
    The news is full of announcements about newly discovered forms of life.
    October 29, 2015BY Sean Nee
  • Wildfires Push Plants to Move North
    Wildfires Push Plants to Move North
    As California wildfires burn tree canopies and forest floors, plants commonly found in more southern areas of the ...
    August 12, 2015BY Andy Fell
  • Life on the Dunes Needs Wind-Blown Sand
    Life on the Dunes Needs Wind-Blown Sand
    Beginning in the 1880s, coastal dunes in the United States were planted with European beachgrass in an attempt ...
    April 29, 2015BY Diana Lutz
  • Can Zoos Save the World?
    Can Zoos Save the World?
    Today, many zoos promote the protection of biodiversity as a significant part of their mission. As conservation "arks" ...
    November 13, 2014BY Ben A. Minteer
  • Invasive Species: If We Can’t Beat Them, Maybe We Should Eat Them
    Invasive Species: If We Can’t Beat Them, Maybe We Should Eat Them
    What to do about invasive species, which are having a growing and generally detrimental effect on Europe’s environment ...
    April 14, 2014BY Shonil Bhagwat
  • Rapid Grassland Growth Reducing Diversity Globally
    Rapid Grassland Growth Reducing Diversity Globally
    A greater level of fertilization is reducing grassland diversity globally, a new study has found.
    April 2, 2014BY Kaven Baker-Voakes
  • Poets Rally in Last-Ditch Effort to Save Langley Forest
    Poets Rally in Last-Ditch Effort to Save Langley Forest
    Artists and writers rally to save a 25-acre parcel of old forest in Langley B.C.
    December 11, 2012BY Justina Reichel
  • 2012 Top 10 New Species List Highlights Biodiversity Crisis
    2012 Top 10 New Species List Highlights Biodiversity Crisis
    An iridescent blue tarantula, a sneezing monkey, and a teensy attack wasp are among the top 10 new ...
    May 23, 2012BY Epoch Times Staff
  • Diverse Parasites Improve Health in Amphibians
    Diverse Parasites Improve Health in Amphibians
    Being exposed to more parasite species could protect organisms from certain diseases, with more benign pathogens outcompeting virulent ...
    May 21, 2012BY Cassie Ryan
  • Cultural and Biological Diversity Hotspots Are Linked
    Cultural and Biological Diversity Hotspots Are Linked
    Areas where endangered species are concentrated also tend to be home to numerous endangered languages.
    May 7, 2012BY Cassie Ryan
  • Some Dinosaurs Were Already Declining Before Mass Extinction
    Some Dinosaurs Were Already Declining Before Mass Extinction
    Some large herbivorous dinosaurs were already on their way out before the alleged asteroid strike that ended the ...
    May 1, 2012BY Cassie Ryan
  • Scientists Warn of Global Humanitarian Crisis Ahead of Rio Summit
    Scientists Warn of Global Humanitarian Crisis Ahead of Rio Summit
    Governments need to address the Earth’s environmental challenges or humanity will face an unprecedented disaster, scientists said.
    March 29, 2012BY Alex Johnston
  • Giant Prehistoric Penguin Reconstructed in New Zealand
    Giant Prehistoric Penguin Reconstructed in New Zealand
    The unique physique of a giant penguin species that existed about 25 million years ago in modern-day New ...
    February 27, 2012BY Cassie Ryan
TOP NEWS
  • Olympic Athletes Who Kneel, Raise Fist Will Face Punishment: IOC
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    Olympic Athletes Who Kneel, Raise Fist Will Face Punishment: IOC
  • 77 Iowa Prisoners Given Overdoses of COVID-19 Vaccine: Officials
    NEW By Jack Phillips
    77 Iowa Prisoners Given Overdoses of COVID-19 Vaccine: Officials
  • French Prosecutors Open Terror Probe in Official’s Killing
    1hr By The Associated Press
    French Prosecutors Open Terror Probe in Official’s Killing
  • Members of Congress Question Why CDC Recommends Masks for Children as Young as 2
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    Members of Congress Question Why CDC Recommends Masks for Children as Young as 2
  • Louisiana Leads 10-State Lawsuit Against Biden’s Climate Order
    2hr By Zachary Stieber
    Louisiana Leads 10-State Lawsuit Against Biden’s Climate Order
  • Foster Parent of Ma’Khia Bryant Reveals Argument That Led to Officer-Involved Shooting
    2hr By Jack Phillips
    Foster Parent of Ma’Khia Bryant Reveals Argument That Led to Officer-Involved Shooting
  • At Least 130 Migrants Feared Drowned in Mediterranean as Capsized Boat, Bodies Found
    2hr By Reuters
    At Least 130 Migrants Feared Drowned in Mediterranean as Capsized Boat, Bodies Found
  • White House Announces Biden’s First Overseas Trip as President
    2hr By Jack Phillips
    White House Announces Biden’s First Overseas Trip as President
  • Opinion: Our Bi-Partisan Fiscal Insanity
    2hr By Mark Hendrickson
    Opinion: Our Bi-Partisan Fiscal Insanity
  • Oklahoma Officer Cleared of Wrongdoing in Deadly January Shooting
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    Oklahoma Officer Cleared of Wrongdoing in Deadly January Shooting
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