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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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Our Silent Supporters: How Trees Serve Us 0
- Earth & Environment
- January 6, 2015
How high tree species richness benefits human society. Most ecosystems, like tropical rainforests or oceans, provide suitable environments for many different plant- and animal species. Furthermore, ecosystems provide a lot of benefits to humans, like health and economic benefits. We owe these ecosystems for a large part to the trees. But how exactly do they support ecosystems?
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Lab Grown Meat Made In Holland 0
- Design & Technology
- May 17, 2013
Dutch self-built hamburger offers new perspective. The new burger costs some 250.000 euros, but no cow has been slaughtered for it. Dr. Mark Post, from the University of Maastricht, produced it in his lab. Just to show that cultured meat or ‘schmeat’ is already edible. Dr. Post is a physician or tissue engineer who used
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Intelligent Whales Have Their Own Culture 1
- Earth & Environment
- April 26, 2013
Whales give each other tips about new fishing techniques. Whales are one the most fascinating and intelligent creatures we know and we certainly want to protect these biggest fishes, or actually mamals, in the sea. But luckily whales are not helpless against the latest ecological changes. A new study found they work together in adapting to
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How to Catch A Dragon 0
- Earth & Environment
- March 31, 2013
Using camera traps to monitor Komodo dragons How do you catch a dragon? Do you go looking for a brave knight to send forth on a difficult quest? Or a legendary hunter without fear? No. You use cameras to capture their image. To be clear, the dragons we’re talking about here are Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), the largest
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How Eating Monkey Meat Leads to Less Fruit 4
- Earth & Environment
- March 25, 2013
A new discovery of the unwanted influence of humans. In Africa people eat monkey meat for the protein it contains. You can guess this is bad news for the monkey population, but it actually has far bigger consequences for the whole forrest and eventually for humans themselves. It could lead to less fruits and nuts,
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