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Every year, Scripps Benthic Invertebrate Collection Curator Greg Rouse and collaborators discover new species of marine life, especially during exploratory expeditions to mysterious and fascinating ...
invasive species that could wipe out crops and entire ecosystems. The paralysis in phytosanitary controls also affects international trade. Mike Lahar, manager of regulatory affairs at the customs ...
PAP went head-to-head with opposition coalition Singapore People’s Party (SPP), a familiar rival in the constituency. The PAP team raked in 66,137 votes while the SPP team gathered 21,799 votes; 2,084 ...
Berkshire Botanical Garden staff are joined by volunteers and students from the environmental science program at Taconic High School as they remove invasive plant species from the side of the road on ...
Ontario's government wants to "unleash" its resources with sweeping changes to its laws on protecting species at risk aimed at speeding up environmental approvals. "With President Trump taking ...
A type of virus thought to be a 'mere curiosity' is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a research team has found. The discovery improves understanding of how viruses work and could ...
The Trump administration’s attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act is easy to criticize. This month, it proposed a rule that would limit what constitutes “harm” under the law to only ...
Environmentalists are expressing their concerns that the Endangered Species Act could be gutted if proposed revisions are approved. The proposed rollback would eliminate the definition of "harm ...
Around 5 million years ago, they crossed from Africa to the Americas and evolved into the four species known in the region today. Scientists have long known that the so-called "neotropical" crocodiles ...
Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea. This snake, characterized by its matte black coloration and adaptability ...
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to 23 species of snakes, two of them venomous, according to Smoky Mountains Tourism. Here's what you need to know about the species of venomous ...
A crocodile DNA study has revealed two previously unknown Crocodylus species in the Caribbean. The crocodiles live on Cozumel and Banco Chinchorro, where they're threatened by human activities.