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Threat to Whales Complicates U.S. Research into Seaweed for Biofuel
CAPE COD BAY, Mass. (Reuters) — In Cape Cod Bay, 10-year-old Pilgrim and her calf skim the water’s g...
July 3, 2023
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Scientist Works with Ex-Poachers to Restore Reefs
SPERMONDE ISLANDS, Indonesia (Reuters) — For nearly two decades, Indonesian marine scientist Syafyud...
July 3, 2023
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IAEA Chief to Visit S. Korea, Cook Islands, N.Z. over Japan’s Treated Nuclear Plant Water
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency plans to visit South Korea, the Cook ...
June 29, 2023
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Endangered Species Cell Bank to be Decentralized
Frozen cells of endangered and other species are a precious genetic resource for scientists, includi...
June 27, 2023
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Ukrainian Farmers Mourn Animals, Crops Lost in Flood
AFANASIYIVKA, Ukraine (AFP-Jiji) — Yuriy, a 56-year-old Ukrainian farmer, stands chest-deep in water...
June 24, 2023
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Accounting for War: Ukraine’s Climate Fallout
LONDON (Reuters) — The war in Ukraine is deepening the climate crisis at a time when global greenhou...
June 15, 2023
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Brazil Faces Dilemma: Rare Macaws Vs Wind Farm
CANUDOS, Brazil (AFP-Jiji) — A wind farm in northeastern Brazil sounds like a welcome climate-friend...
June 8, 2023
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Study: French Polynesia Nuke Tests Slightly Increased Cancer Risk
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Polynesians exposed to fallout from France’s nuclear tests in the South Pacific h...
June 7, 2023
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Trade, Release of Invasive Crayfish, Turtles to be Banned
A government ordinance targeting two invasive alien species came into force Thursday, banning the tr...
June 5, 2023
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Kosovo Solar Farm Uses Sheep to Cut the Grass
ROGANE, Kosovo (Reuters) — When workers at a solar energy farm in Kosovo got tired of wasting their ...
June 3, 2023
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Japan Prefecture Takes Steps to Eradicate Raccoons
NIIGATA — The Niigata prefectural government is accelerating efforts to rid the prefecture of crop-d...
May 30, 2023
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Tiremakers under Pressure As Too Much Rubber Hits the Road
LONDON (Reuters) — Tire-makers are under pressure to almost literally reinvent the wheel as regulato...
May 26, 2023
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Fighting to Save Venezuela’s Orinoco Crocodile
TURMERO, Venezuela (AFP-Jiji) — Venezuela’s Orinoco Crocodile is a fearsome beast, but its enormous ...
May 25, 2023
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Spray Plants with Water, Find Out Which Insects Are on Them Using New DNA Method
A research team comes up with a method to identify insects on plants via environmental DNA analysis....
May 15, 2023
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Solo Rower Launches Europe Trek to Expose Pollution of Waterways
WARSAW (AFP-Jiji) — An intrepid French traveler embarked May 1 on a solo rowing expedition from Pola...
May 12, 2023
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