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Earth on verge of mass extinction, humans the cause

Jul 26, 2014

Researchers have found that Earth is on the verge of a sixth mass extinction, and humans are most likely to blame. Although the mass extinction is still in its early stages, there are many species that have ...

New England angered over rising gray seal populations

Platonium

Jul 20, 2014

Innovation

A few short decades ago, the gray seals were almost completely wiped out of New England waters. But over the years, their population has grown immensely, so much so that people in the area are calling for contr...

Dams killing off Indus river dolphin populations

Platonium

Jul 17, 2014

Innovation

Populations of the endangered Indus river dolphin are becoming even scarcer as more water is being used for irrigation and the rivers are becoming more fragmented, a new study says. The freshwater dolphins l...

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