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Earth observation highlighted at UN biological diversity conference

In recognition of the importance of biological diversity in sustaining the Earth's population of six billion, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)…

How to make microwaves on a chip to replace X-rays for medical imaging and security

The technology could be used to detect skin cancer or image dental flaws beneath the enamel. It could also be a valuable tool for airport security, to detect…

New CITES quotas allow more caviar export, further jeopardize endangered sturgeon

In a decision that could jeopardize already imperiled sturgeons, more caviar will be exported from Caspian Sea and Amur River states this year as a result of…

An international team of taxonomists present the Top 10 most surprising species discovered in 2007

Of all living or extinct animal and plant species, discovered on the Earth in 2007, only ten have been selected for a Top 10 presented on the 23 May on the…

Large methane release could cause abrupt climate change as happened 635 million years ago

An abrupt release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, about 635 million years ago from ice sheets that then extended to Earth’s low latitudes caused a…

'Barren' seafloor teeming with microbial life

Once considered a barren plain with the odd hydrothermal vent, the seafloor appears to be teeming with microbial life, according to a paper being published May…

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