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As 'Shark Week' becomes more sensational, a look at some misconceptions about sharks
1 year, 5 months ago

As 'Shark Week' becomes more sensational, a look at some misconceptions about sharks

NPR  

As 'Shark Week' becomes more sensational, a look at some misconceptions about sharks "Shark Week" is back for a 35th year. Discovery Channel's Shark Week is back for a 35th year. Gavin Naylor, a scientist who directs the University of Florida's shark research program, says it is using graphic, sensationalized footage in its portrayal of sharks. INSKEEP: His team maintains …

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Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns
2 years, 6 months ago

Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services - or IPBES - report said Friday that unless humankind improves the sustainable use of nature, the Earth is on its way to losing 12% of its wild tree species, …

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Emperor penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change
2 years, 8 months ago

Emperor penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change

ABC  

The emperor penguin is at severe risk of extinction in the next 30 to 40 years as a result of climate change, according to research by the Argentine Antarctic Institute. Key points: Penguin chicks succumb to freezing or drowning when exposed to the ocean before they grow their waterproof plumage If nothing changes, many colonies will disappear in the next …

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Have entered phase that may end in 6th mass extinction, says IPCC co-chair
2 years, 10 months ago

Have entered phase that may end in 6th mass extinction, says IPCC co-chair

Hindustan Times  

The world has entered a phase that could end in the sixth mass extinction event, according to the latest climate evidence presented on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. However, the risks to nature and people depend more on their vulnerability and exposure to climate hazards than to the level of warming so the message here is …

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Carnivores are more prone to cancer: Study
3 years ago

Carnivores are more prone to cancer: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Odense: According to new research by the University of Southern Denmark, carnivores are more likely to have cancer than herbivores. The results indicated that consuming animals, especially mammalian prey, indeed increases cancer risk across mammals. The authors argued that high cancer risk in carnivorous mammals might be related to their low microbiome diversity, limited physical exercise under human care, oncogenic …

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More than 17,000 tree species at risk of extinction globally
3 years, 4 months ago

More than 17,000 tree species at risk of extinction globally

Live Mint  

Around 30% of tree species around the world are threatened with extinction, and at least 142 of them are recorded as extinct in the wild, according to the State of the World’s Trees report, which was released by Botanic Gardens Conservation International on Wednesday. We now know that 30% of tree species are threatened with extinction and at least 142 …

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We need to fundamentally transform our relationship with the natural world to reduce the risk of disease
4 years, 8 months ago

We need to fundamentally transform our relationship with the natural world to reduce the risk of disease

The Independent  

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One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft U.N. report
5 years, 8 months ago

One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft U.N. report

The Hindu  

Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft U.N. report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very survival depends. ‘Mass extinction event’ The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report warns of “an imminent rapid acceleration in the global rate of …

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