A new study based on research in western Australia suggests that warming seas can benefit corals — but perhaps only to a point.
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Forgotten species: the wild jungle cattle called banteng
The word “cattle,” for most of us, is the antithesis of exotic; it’s familiar like a family member one’s happy enough to ignore, but doesn’t really mind having around. Think for a moment of the names: cattle, cow, bovine…likely they make many of us t…
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Green Blog: When Marine Mammals Become Food
Rising human consumption of marine mammals in tropical regions poses a threat to animals like the dugong, which is similar to a manatee, and the Atlantic humpback dolphin, researchers write.
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Beyoncé honored with new horse fly named after her
Musical artists, and dancer extraordinare, Beyoncé has been awarded a new honor this week: entomologists in Australia have named a new horse fly after the American singer. The new horse fly, dubbed Scaptia beyonceae, is found in Queensland’s Atherton …
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Climate change may make lizards smarter, if they don’t go extinct first
A new study in Biology Letters has found that warmer temperatures may make lizards smarter, even as past studies have linked a global decline in lizards to climate change.
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: A New Snake
A snake found in a heavily logged area of eastern Tanzania is likely to be classified as critically endangered, conservationists say.
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Wind Power on Tribal Lands
The Obama administration plans to expedite wind and solar energy projects on reservations around the country.
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Dot Earth Blog: The Tussle Between Energy and Ecology Moves to the Australian Outback
An owner of protected wild lands in Australia is fighting plans for a giant coal mine supplying China.
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Dot Earth Blog: A Deeper Look at China, Coal and CO2
Digging deep on the growing flows of coal to China and other emerging industrial centers in Asia.
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Dot Earth Blog: Can the U.S. and Australia Slake China’s Coal Thirst and Still Claim CO2 Progress?
Fast-growing exports of coal from rich countries to China show the limits of domestic greenhouse-gas policy.
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