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Great Barrier reef under threat from Massive Floods

Australia’s spectacular Great Barrier Reef is under threat from massive floods swamping the country’s northeast which are pouring harmful debris and sediment into the sea. The full impact of the floods, which are rushing huge volumes of water into the … Continue reading

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New botanic database holds a million plant names

Capping the UN’s International Year of Biodiversity, botanists in Britain and the United States on Wednesday unveiled a library of plant names aimed at helping conservationists, drug designers and agriculture researchers. The database, accessible at http://www.theplantlist.org, identifies 1.25 million names … Continue reading

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Life May be Detected on Distant Planets because of a new Remote Sensing Technique

Thanks to a new remote sensing technique, astronomers may soon be able to detect the presence of multicellular life (like trees) on planets outside of the Solar System.Excitingly, we’ve been able to detect the composition of atmospheres on a handful … Continue reading

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One in ten Finnish species threatened

One in ten Finnish plants and animals is now threatened as climate change plays a role in speeding up extinctions, according to Finnish environment ministry . “During the last ten years, the status of 186 species … has improved, while … Continue reading

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