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‘De-Extinction’ Is a Bad Idea Because We Can’t Even Take Care of What We’ve Got

Because of climate change and other pressures, species are estimated to be going extinct at a 1,000 times the natural rate. What if we could bring some of them back from th...

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Environment

David Attenborough Attacks Plan For Borneo Bridge That Threatens Orangutans

Endangered pygmy elephants and orangutans threatened by scheme for Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary David Attenborough and Steve Backshall have joined conservationists and c...

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How One Man Repopulated A Rare Butterfly Species In His Backyard

The California pipevine swallowtail butterfly is a wonder to behold. It begins its life as a tiny red egg, hatches into an enormous orange-speckled caterpillar, and then &m...

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Environment

Urban Butterfly Declines 69% Compared To 45% Drop In Countryside

Butterflies have vanished from towns and cities more rapidly than from the countryside over the past two decades, according to a new study. Industrial agriculture has long ...

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Sustainable Development

We Need To Regulate The Seabed Before Mining Companies Destroy It

On Thursday, an international group of marine scientists published an article in Science in which they outlined the desperate need for an international effort to regulate t...

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Sustainable Development

The Real Threat Is Machine Incompetence, Not Intelligence

The past couple of years have been a real cringe-y time to be an AI researcher. Just imagine a whole bunch of famous technologists and top-serious science authorities all s...

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Sustainable Development

Nepal Announces New Ambitious Action Plan To Help Secure Future for Its Snow Leopards

The Snow Leopard Conservation Action Plan 2017-2021 sets the stage for Nepal to achieve its goal of ensuring that at least 100 snow leopards of breeding age populate each t...

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Environment

UK Scientists Bid To Solve Mystery Deaths Of Hundreds Of Baby Southern Right Whales

Researchers are to launch an investigation into the unexplained deaths of hundreds of young southern right whales, one of the planet’s most vulnerable marine species....

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Locals Are Knitting Giant Sweaters For Rescued Elephants In This Mathura Village

Winter isn’t winter, if you aren’t all snuggled up into your own version of a blanket burrito, with some hot chocolate to keep you company. The weather has been...

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Environment

Why The Environment Needs Water Markets

Since the 1970s, environmental regulations have prevented many environmental impacts, provided minimal environmental flows and prevented construction of large environmental...

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