Science & Nature
Environment
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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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To save California coasts, scientists turn to the humble oyster
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AFP-Jiji) — There are no pearls growing on the oyster reefs in San Diego Bay, b...
November 9, 2022
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Bleaching hits over 90％ of Japan’s largest coral reef
More than 90% of coral in the Sekisei Lagoon, located between Iriomote and Ishigaki islands in Okina...
October 30, 2022
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Lowly wax worm’s saliva may boost fight against plastic pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Two substances in the saliva of wax worms — moth larvae that eat wax made by ...
October 28, 2022
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Turtles, crayfish to be designated ‘invasive’ but can be kept as pets
The Environment Ministry has decided to designate medium-size pond slider turtles and red swamp cray...
October 23, 2022
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Nestle pledges $1 billion to coffee sustainability plan
LONDON (Reuters) — Nestle will spend more than 1 billion Swiss francs ($1 billion) by 2030 on effort...
October 20, 2022
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‘Like a new planet’: Volcano draws visitors to Spanish isle
LA PALMA ISLAND, Spain (AFP-Jiji) — When the volcano erupted in La Palma last year, Teodoro Gonzalez...
October 12, 2022
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Half of all bird species in decline, moving ‘ever faster’ toward extinction
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Almost half of all bird species are in decline globally and one in eight are thre...
October 12, 2022
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2 Japanese companies team up on solar energy-producing balcony
Major construction company Taisei Corp. and chemical company Kaneka Corp. have teamed up to develop...
October 9, 2022
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