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Dec 20, 2024

Volunteers Gather Every Year in Finland to Save These Seals

For years, the unique Saimaa ringed seals living in the hills and mountains of southeastern Finland had been disappearing. At one point, fewer than 200 existed. Many had fallen victim to commercial fishing nets or humans hunting them.
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Dec 19, 2024

Proposal to Add Monarch Butterflies to Endangered List Takes Flight

Monarch butterflies have had a rough go of it in recent decades. In fact, their numbers have dropped so much that the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) wants to add them to the Endangered Species list.
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Dec 18, 2024

Wildlife Experts Seek to Restore Disappearing Hawaiian Crows

In the famous film, Jurassic Park, scientist Ian Malcolm is often remembered for saying, “Life finds a way.” But in sci-fi movies about dinosaurs and the real world, endangered species often need help.
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Dec 17, 2024

Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands, Feared Dead After Cyclone Hits Mayotte

Hundreds, perhaps thousands of people, are feared dead after Cyclone Chido slammed into the French colony of Mayotte off the east coast of Africa on Sunday. The massive storm packed more than 136 mile-per-hour winds. Chido destroyed makeshift houses. It cut power and communications. It also rendered water supplies unsafe to drink.
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Dec 11, 2024

The Environmental Pros and Conifers of Real and Fake Christmas Trees

A November survey of US families done by the data analytics website Statista showed that 72% of US families intend to put up at least one Christmas tree this holiday season. Of those, 26% favored a real tree, while 46% said they’d opt for a fake tree this year. But which option is better for the environment?
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Dec 10, 2024

In Alfredo Santiago's Hands, Peru's Bees are Safe

By trade, Alfredo Santiago of Lima, Peru, is a beekeeper. He prefers the term “bee rescuer,” however. “I do it out of passion, to defend these animals that are so important to nature,” Santiago told The Associated Press.
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Dec 6, 2024

'Baby Exoplanet' Challenges Scientific Understanding of Their Formation

Astronomers are oohing and ahhing over discovering a “baby exoplanet.” It's 430 light years from Earth. It's perhaps the youngest ever found. It's three million years old. That's a blink of an eye in cosmic terms.
Views 450
Dec 5, 2024

Denmark to Plant 1 Billion Trees to Cut Emissions, Save Marine Life

In an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions and save aquatic life, Denmark’s leaders have agreed to plant 1 billion trees. Denmark will also convert up to 15% of its current farmland into forests.
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Dec 4, 2024

Urban Sprawl: Families Leaving Cities for Far-Flung Suburbs

The rise of remote work and the expense of living near big cities is driving a mass movement of families to the so-called “exurbs:” the far outer regions of metropolitan areas.
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Dec 3, 2024

Kennedy Appointment as HHS Chief Bolsters Fight Against Fluoride in Drinking Water

A debate about the use of fluoride in drinking water that was once largely ignored has opened back up. It's been sparked by President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Trump has chosen Robert Kennedy Jr. (RFK) for the post.
Views 542
Nov 27, 2024

Frozen in Siberia, Saber-Toothed Kitten Offers Clues to Predators of the Past

A tiny find in the permafrost of the Indigirka River basin of Siberia, Russia, is teaching paleontologists big lessons about what life was like 35,000 years ago.
Views 171
Nov 27, 2024

China Opens Major Offshore Solar Plant

China has begun producing power from the world’s largest offshore solar power plant. China’s leaders point to its success as proof that the country is working hard to build a green-energy future.
Views 653
Nov 26, 2024

Long Necks, Long Odds: Giraffes to Enter Endangered Species List

Giraffes are the tallest animals on Earth. They are also a frequent target of poachers. That has caused their population to drop steeply. So the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed adding them to the Endangered Species List.
Views 216
Nov 26, 2024

Nation's Special Ed Teacher Crisis Could Worsen

School systems across the country are facing a severe shortage of special ed teachers. Reasons cited by teachers include stress, burnout, and low pay.
Views 200
Nov 25, 2024

Wealthy Nations Reach Controversial Deal to Spend $300 Billion on Climate Change

After two weeks of tense debate, the world has a new deal in place to combat climate change. Delegates of the 29th United Nations’ (UN) Conference of Parties (COP) Framework Convention on Climate Change met in Baku, Azerbaijan. They reached an agreement early Sunday. The deal will give $300 billion from wealthy nations to poorer ones. It will be paid over the next 10 years. The deal fell far short of the $1.3 trillion experts contend is needed, though. Still, it was viewed as a victory by some.

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