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03-27-2024
Manatee Appreciation Day: Protecting the gentle giants of the sea
Celebrated on the last Wednesday in March, Manatee Appreciation Day is more than just a tribute - it's a global call to protect the gentle giants of the sea.  Manatees have no natural predators, which contributes to their serene demeanor. However, this does not mean they are without threats.  Human activities pose significant risks to manatee populations. Despite these challenges, manatees have shown remarkable resilience, with conservation efforts playing a crucial role in protecting them.  The plight of the manatee Human activities have not been kind to...
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10-02-2020
Birds with big eyes avoid bright human-altered landscapes
A new study from the Florida Museum of Natural History...
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10-02-2020
Manatees may have been Texas residents during the last ice age
A study led by the University of Texas at Austin...
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10-01-2020
Conservation planning in the Amazon should be redirected to freshwater species
Shifting the focus of conservation efforts in the Amazon from...
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10-01-2020
Blue whales sing on summer nights and winter days
Blue whales sing at night in the summertime, but this...
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10-01-2020
Alien species will increase by the thousands over the next three decades
Within the next three decades, alien species will increase by...
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09-30-2020
Water droplets on plant leaves provide nutrition for insects
A new study from Rutgers is the first of its...
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09-29-2020
Millipedes have unique genetic features not seen in other arthropods
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have sequenced...
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09-28-2020
Fishing levels can destroy or save coral reef ecosystems
A new study from UC Boulder has produced the first...
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09-28-2020
African forest elephants are running out of fruit
Researchers at the University of Stirling have led an international...
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09-27-2020
Cichlid fish transform their shape to handle environmental changes
Biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are describing how...
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09-26-2020
Cats can fight off COVID-19 with no symptoms of infection
Scientists at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have investigated the case...
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09-25-2020
Scientists solve the mystery of why tarantulas are blue
Scientists at Yale-NUS College and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have...
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