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Genetic tool that can doom a species under UN review

Forsome,anewcutting-edgetechnologycalledgenedriveisthesilverbulletabletowipeoutinvasivespeciesdecimatingislandwildlife,anderadicatethemalaria-bearingmosquitoest

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New great ape species identified in Indonesia

Scientistswhohavebeenpuzzlingforyearsoverthegenetic"peculiarity"ofatinypopulationoforangutansinSumatrahavefinallyconcludedthattheyareanewspeciestoscience.Theape

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Chinese scientists breed endangered snake species

Chinesescientistshavesuccessfullybredpearl-bandedratsnakes,anendangeredspeciesnativetoChina.ThisisthefirsttimeChinahasbredthespeciessinceitwasdiscoveredacentury

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APD spotlight: Exploring the secrets of bird migration in China

Birdsareoneofthemostbeautifulspeciesintheworld.Thereare160,000kindsofbirds,andthetertiaryperiodistheGoldenAgeforbirds.However,thereareonlynomorethan10,000kindso

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New species of blue mushroom found in SW China

AnewspeciesofbluemushroomwasrecentlydiscoveredinMengsongTownship,YunnanProvince,insouthwesternChina,announcedresearchersfromChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS).Thegen

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Mass extinctions "offer cautionary tale"

Massextinctionshavethepotentialtoguidemodernconservationefforts,sayscientists.Astudyconfirmstheideathatupheavalsofthegeologicalpastcausedadrasticlossofbiodivers

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Oh, rats! Big tree-dwelling rodent found in Solomon Islands

AnewspeciesofratwasrecentlydiscoveredontheSolomonIslands.PeoplelivingontheSolomonIslandsinthePacificOceanlonghadspokenofabig,tree-dwellingratcalledvikathatinhab

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New species of trapdoor spider found in Thailand

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Sept.20(APD)--AnewspeciesofancienttrapdoorspiderhasbeendiscoveredbyFacultyofScienceofThailand'stopacademy.StudentsandteachersfromDe

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Study finds which creatures are at risk for extinction

Animalsonboththelargeandsmallsideofthespectrumfacethemostriskofextinction–butforverydifferentreasonsandeachwithvastconsequencesfortheplanet,researcherssaidMonda

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1/3 of parasite species at risk of extinction due to climate change

Changingtemperaturesmaycausetheextinctionofuptoone-thirdofparasitespeciesby2070,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalScienceAdvancesonSeptember6.Thediverseg

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In Nicaragua, a fight to save endangered tapirs

ThirteentapirsloungeinthebushesofTicuantepeZoo,ineasternNicaragua,theirbelliesplumpwithleavesandfruit--blissfullyunawareoftheperilfacedbytheirkind.Thelargestlan

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AI can detect anthrax which could help the fight against bioterrorism

Inanefforttocombatbioterrorism,scientistsinSouthKoreahavetrainedartificialintelligencetospeedilyspotanthrax.Thenewtechniqueisnot100percentaccurateyet,butit’sord

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Rare ancient ants discovered for the first time in S China

ArareantspecieshasbeendiscoveredinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,localauthoritiessaidSunday.Opamyrmahungvuong,anancientantspecies,wasspottedforthefir

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Prioritizing protection of intact forests is to conserve biodiversity

Anewglobalanalysisofforesthabitatlossandwildlifeextinctionriskshowsthatspeciesmostatriskliveinareasjustbeginningtoseetheimpactsofhumanactivitiessuchashunting,mi

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Mexico to use dolphins to save endangered vaquit

MexicoannouncedplansFridaytousetraineddolphinstocorralthelastremainingvaquitamarinaporpoisesintoaprotectedbreedingground,alast-ditchbidtosavethecriticallyendang

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World's oldest human species' fossils found in Morocco

A team of international scientists has found the world's oldest human species' fossil near the southern Moroccan city of Youssoufia, the Moroccan national Institute of Sciences of Archaeology and Heritage announced in a statement on Wednesday.

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Myanmar gov't working on national climate change policy

Myanmargovernmentisworkingtowardstheadoptionofanationalclimatechangepolicy,expectingtoannouncethelaunchofthepolicysoon.Thepolicy,formulatedincollaborationwithci