conservation Archives

Researchers Sequence the Genome of the Florida Panther 0
- Earth & Environment
- October 4, 2019
The genome of the Florida panther has been sequenced for the first time by researchers from the University of Central Florida and the Ohio State University. The results, published in the journal G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, reveal the successful case of a conservation program. In the 1990s, the Florida panther population was significantly reduced. As
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An Unsolved Mystery: the Disappearance of Urban House Sparrows 0
- Earth & Environment, Share Your Science
- September 25, 2019
Walking through the centre of some European cities such as London, Amsterdam, Madrid or Prague, you may sense something is missing. If you have a quicker eye, you may have already realized that a specific bird is practically absent from the European skies1. The House Sparrow, a little brown bird, our winged neighbour par excellence
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Northern White Rhino Eggs Were Successfully Fertilized. Now We Wait.0
- Earth & Environment, Flash News
- August 26, 2019
Seven eggs harvested from the nearly extinct white rhinos have been successfully matured and artificially inseminated. Scientists injected frozen sperm cells from two white rhino bulls into the ten eggs collected from the world’s last two white rhinos females, Najin and Fatu. Seven out of ten eggs were used for fertilization purposes. Cesare Gali, who
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How To Protect Wood As A Living Building Material 0
- Earth & Environment
- May 28, 2015
Scientists developed new ecological methods to conserve wood. Wood is a great building material, and not only because it’s fashionable and eco-friendly. In fact, it is an easily accessible, extremely sophisticated and high-performance engineered product. But all good things must come to an end, and in the case of wood, the threats are many: wood-decaying
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Restore Or Protect: How To Save Biodiversity?0
- Earth & Environment
- April 9, 2015
Mathematical model can help conservationists choose.
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A Brief History Of Lions 0
- Earth & Environment
- April 14, 2014
New DNA study reveals lion history and could guide conservation efforts. Many animal and plant species are suffering, their numbers dropping. Luckily, several groups and individuals consider this a sad turn of events and various conservation efforts are being undertaken. Yet, in order to make sure those efforts are as efficient as possible, understanding the
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