Hawaiian monk seals still face major threats, but their numbers are higher than they’ve been in 20 years.Read More
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Category: Environment
Six Places To See Before They Change Forever
The world is changing before our eyes. With global warming, human damage and the disintegration of traditions, the threat to planet Earth’s most beautiful wonders is very…
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In Drought-Ravaged California, Water Use Is Up Dramatically
California’s water usage jumped nearly 19% in March.Read More
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Dog Rescued From Cage Thrown Into River Finds New Home: ‘He Still Loves People’
A puppy described as “absolutely a wiggle bottom” has found a loving family after being saved from a locked crate someone threw in a river.Read…
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Great Barrier Reef Condition Now ‘Very Poor’
A report has found that the condition of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated since its last evaluation by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park…
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91% Of Surveyed Corals Bleached Along Great Barrier Reef, Australia Says
It’s the first time that a mass bleaching has happened during a La Niña year, when the ocean is supposed to be cooler than usual.Read…
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Scientists Grow Plants In Lunar Soil For First Time Ever
The moon plants grew more slowly than seedlings planted in fake moon dirt from Earth.Read More
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Urine Luck: Michigan Researchers Are Putting The “Pee” In Peony
University of Michigan professors Nancy Love and Krista Wigginton are applying urine-based fertilizer to heirloom peony beds ahead of the flowers’ annual spring bloom.Read More
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‘Like An Inferno:’ U.S. West Burning At Furious Pace So Far
Even small fires that once would have been easily contained are extreme threats to life and property because of climate change.Read More
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How A Major Tar Sands Pipeline Project Threatens Indigenous Land Rights
Much of the Trans Mountain pipeline’s route lies within the territory of the Secwepemc Nation, which has never relinquished its land to the Canadian government…
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