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The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched a review of whether it should take North Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list. ...more |
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Climate change, and man's role in it is being extensively studied by universities and government agencies around the world. The impact of ruminant livestock has been studied, but the effects of livestock emissions may have been underestimated. ...more |
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The importance of involving people in proper waste management and recycling through awareness for a sustainable and eco-friendly environment in the Kingdom as well as the world was stressed at a seminar in Riyadh. ...more |
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![Candid camera (trap): The world’s rarest big cat Candid camera (trap): The world’s rarest big cat](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2dab9cf9-4735-466e-b568-4bd3e483d27c_.jpg) |
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The Amur or Far Eastern leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis, is the world’s most endangered big cat, and the only one known to be adapted to the cold, snowy environment in which it lives. ...more |
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![Chinese citizen pleads guilty to rhino horn smuggling in New Jersey Chinese citizen pleads guilty to rhino horn smuggling in New Jersey](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c2c306ab-8331-493c-a974-f528ad51517b_.jpg) |
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A Chinese citizen, the admitted ringleader of an international smuggling operation that trafficked in $4.5 million worth of rhinoceros horns, ivory cups and trinkets, pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in New Jersey, prosecutors said. ...more |
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![World suffers warmest November on record World suffers warmest November on record](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_fb9eb6d1-7e4a-4acb-aeb9-01848af859da_.png) |
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Last month was the warmest November on record, according to new analysis from the NOAA. ...more |
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Medical researchers have found a cause of ageing in animals that can be reversed, possibly paving the way for new treatments for age-related diseases including cancer, type 2 diabetes, muscle wasting and inflammatory diseases. ...more |
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![Loggers to be named and shamed Loggers to be named and shamed](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c6effc42-7693-485a-968b-c8c799624799_.jpg) |
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The Saudi Ministry of Agriculture is studying ways to defame local log merchants who sell wood in violation of the law. ...more |
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![Indian capital blanketed in thick smog, transport disrupted Indian capital blanketed in thick smog, transport disrupted](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_477459e3-6ef2-44aa-a4c1-b45025bd4c1c_.jpg) |
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Residents of the Indian capital woke on Wednesday to a third day of thick gray smog in one of the worst episodes this year, which disrupted dozens of flights and train services and caused a rash of health complaints. ...more |
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![Draft pollution law seeks to tackle lethal European air Draft pollution law seeks to tackle lethal European air](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_558da475-ce0b-43b4-acdd-46a4862a5c56_.jpg) |
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EU policymakers on Wednesday unveiled a draft law to tackle air pollution, which every year is linked to 400,000 premature deaths in Europe and costs of tens of billions of euros. ...more |
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