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As Arctic warms, reindeer herders tangle with new industries
When he's not out on the Arctic tundra with his 2,000 reindeer, his dog and Whitney Houston blasting through his headphones, Nils Mathis Sara is often busy explaining to people how a planned copper mine threatens his livelihood. Along with other Sami herders and fishermen, ...
Testosterone spike pushes males to luxury brands as 'status' signal to females: study
A single dose of testosterone steers men toward luxury brands of cars, watches, pens, or clothes, which, like stag anglers and peacock tails, signal "status" to the female gender, scientists said Tuesday. The sex hormone, it turns out, is a major influencer of male consumer ...
New Caledonian crows use mental pictures to twist twigs into hooks and make other tools, according to a provocative study that suggests the notoriously clever birds pass on successful designs to future generations, a hallmark of culture. "We find evidence for a specific type of ...
Baobabs a wake-up call for action on climate change
The decline of the baobab, a tree whose longevity has astounded many, is an indication that more needs to be done to prevent climate change.
Trump's move to redefine water rule threatens wetlands banks across nation
On the western edge of the Florida Everglades sits 4 square miles (10 square km) of gator-infested swampland. A private firm is making big money selling it off. The Panther Island Mitigation Bank is part of a federal system designed to restore wetlands across the ...
Mexico's population of wild jaguars has grown 20 percent in the past eight years, according to a study released Thursday, a bit of good news for an iconic species whose numbers have been declining. There are an estimated 4,800 jaguars in Mexico, found the study, ...
Endangered mountain gorilla population recovers to over 1,000
The population of mountain gorillas, one of the world's most endangered species, which survives on the forest-cloaked volcanoes of central Africa, has increased by a quarter to over 1,000 individuals since 2010, wildlife authorities said. That is despite the threat posed by poachers and armed ...
Study finds one-third of world's protected wildlife areas under threat from development
A third of the world's protected areas for wildlife are suffering road-building, more farms and other man-made threats that are undermining goals to safeguard the diversity of life on Earth, scientists said Thursday. Almost 200 nations agreed in 2010 to set aside at least 17 ...
Only 1% of Japan's largest coral reef is healthy, study finds
Japan's largest coral reef has not recovered from bleaching due to rising sea temperatures, with only 1 percent of the reef in a healthy condition, according to a government study. The overall volume of coral in Sekisei Lagoon near Okinawa had already plunged by 80 ...
When fishing, laws often require anglers to throw back any fish that are too small. But a study Thursday found it is more important to toss back big ones, especially females. That is because they produce far more eggs — and larger ones — than ...
Invasive rats that devastated birds on South Georgia island eradicated after two centuries
Two centuries after rats first landed on the British overseas territory of South Georgia on board sealing and whaling ships, a team of conservationists on Wednesday declared the island rodent-free. British and U.S. scientists used poisoned bait in the largest rat eradication project of its ...
'Shinrin-Yoku: The Art and Science of Forest Bathing': It's simple, get out into nature when you can
According to Qing Li, forest bathing is a cure-all: Time spent with trees can boost the immune system, increase energy, decrease anxiety, depression and anger, reduce stress and bring about a state of relaxation.
