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Analysis of 125,000-year-old bones reveals widespread hunting and communal feasting among Neanderthals

A 52-foot-long dead fin whale washed up on a San Diego beach over the weekend and officials said there was no obvious sign of the cause of death

Global heating, pollution, overfishing and falling water levels among factors hitting populations, finds IUCN red list study

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc.) molecular biophysics unit in a study have identified that peptides (short protein) produced from Budgett’s frog can combat enzymes of disease causing pathogen

A mosquito, a flatworm and a sandfly were officially discovered in Australia for the first time when scientists went searching in their backyard.

In Cauvery basin, natural vegetation cover decreased by 46% in 50 years (1965-2016). Karnataka lost most (75%), TN (20%). Reasons including inappropriate cropping patterns, inefficient water use, over-exploitation of groundwater, etc. Solutions: integrated mgmt, restrictions on water-intensive crops, enrichment of catchment, organic farming, effluent treatment plants.

Climate change has made it more important than ever – wild animals’ futures may depend on how much we understand about them

After purple urchins helped nearly wipe out 96% of California's iconic underwater bull kelp forests over a six-year span, biologists say they are seeing promising signs that efforts to save them may be helping

And the situation is only set to worsen with climate change, say scientists. The post Over 200 migratory bird species endangered by extreme weather appeared first on Talker.