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Aquaculture key to seafood crisis

Aquaculture key to seafood crisis Aquaculture key to seafood crisis mongabay.com February 16, 2007 A scientific panel at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in San…

Does language extinction matter?

Does language extinction matter? Does language extinction matter? mongabay.com February 16, 2007 Most of humanity's 6,000 languages could be extinct within the next two centuries. Does it matter? At the…

Antarctic temperatures are not rising

Antarctic temperatures are not rising Antarctic temperatures are not rising mongabay.com February 15, 2007 Temperatures in Antarctica are not rising as predicted by many climate models, according to research presented…

Mysterious outbreak killing millions of bees

Mysterious outbreak killing millions of bees Mysterious outbreak killing millions of bees mongabay.com February 14, 2007 An mysterious outbreak is causing the deaths of millions of honeybees in 22 states…

2006 was fifth warmest year on record

2006 was fifth warmest year on record 2006 was fifth warmest year on record mongabay.com February 13, 2007 Last week NASA scientists announced that 2006 was the fifth-warmest year in…

Rare giant bat eats night-flying birds

Night-flying birds do have predators Rare giant bat eats night-flying birds Turns out night-flying birds do have predators mongabay.com February 13, 2007 A new study published in PLoS ONE, an…

China misses pollution targets

China misses pollution targets China misses pollution targets mongabay.com February 13, 2007 China's environmental protection agency said that the country failed to meet any of its 2006 pollution control goals…

$25 million prize to fight global warming

$25 million prize to fight global warming $25 million prize to fight global warming mongabay.com February 12, 2007 Friday Sir Richard Branson and Al Gore announced the establishment of a…