Science & Nature
Environment
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Biden signs bill banning big cat ownership
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill on Dec. 20 banning private ownership ...
December 28, 2022
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Scientists step toward saving rhinoceros
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An international team including Osaka University has succeeded in creating cell...
December 28, 2022
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Barcelona’s bike bus scheme for kids encourages green transport habits
BARCELONA (Reuters) — It’s fun, it’s green and it’s becoming more popular by the day. Barcelona’s b...
December 28, 2022
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Tokyo to require some new homes be equipped with solar panels
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Thursday passed an ordinance requiring that a portion of newly bu...
December 16, 2022
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Dugongs now threatened with extinction
MONTREAL (AFP-Jiji) — Dugongs — large herbivorous marine mammals commonly known as “sea cows” — are ...
December 15, 2022
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9 meters deep off Qatar, artificial reefs drawing crowds
MESAIEED, Qatar (AP) — Nine meters deep into the waters of the Persian Gulf, angelfish swim in and o...
December 14, 2022
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Global wildlife summit approves shark protections
PANAMA CITY (AFP-Jiji) — Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Nov. 25 appr...
December 9, 2022
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U.S. approves largest dam removal to save salmon
A U.S. agency seeking to restore habitat for endangered fish gave final approval on Nov. 17 to decom...
December 9, 2022
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Aphrodisiac superstition at center of battle to save Panama turtle
PUNTA CHAME, Panama (AFP-Jiji) — The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts int...
December 9, 2022
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Amazon deforestation falls slightly from 15-year high
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell in the 12 months through July...
December 9, 2022
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Parisian undertaker aims to introduce bike hearse
PARIS (Reuters) — Undertaker Isabelle Plumereau cycled around Paris on a recent autumn day with a bi...
December 2, 2022
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Blue whales may ingest 10 mil. pieces of microplastic daily
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — As Earth’s largest animals, blue whales are mighty big eaters, gulping tons o...
December 1, 2022
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LatAm’s ‘lithium triangle’ hopes for metal-demand benefits
SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile (AFP-Jiji) — The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply w...
November 23, 2022
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Panama river cleaned up by trash-trapping wheel
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) — Latin America’s first renewable-powered, trash-trapping wheel whisks away ga...
November 16, 2022
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Winter power shortages won’t worry off-grid Swiss valley
CEVIO, Switzerland (AFP-Jiji) — While people across Europe are being urged to save energy this comin...
November 10, 2022
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