Nature

Loggerhead turtle migration mystery solved

Geomagnetic cues help young loggerhead turtles navigate the open ocean during their epic 8,000 mile journey between leaving their natal beaches in Florida, and returning 5-10 years later to breed....

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Further Wildlife Deaths Linked To Gulf Oil Spill

An unusual increase in the mortality rate among dolphins on the Alabama and Mississippi coasts is being reported this week. At least 24 dolphins have died since the beginning of...

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Coral Reefs in Crisis

Coral reefs are in crisis worldwide. Reefs at Risk Revisited, a World Resources Institute (WRI) project, is a groundbreaking analysis of threats to the world's coral reefs. This comprehensive assessment...

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Oysters in danger of extinction

Over the past century 85% of oyster reefs have been lost globally, and in most bays 90% of them are functionally extinct. That's according to a study published in the...

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A Dutch study of the development of river deltas

Much of the Netherlands sits firmly on top of the Rhine delta, so it is quite understandable that the Dutch should take a particular interest in their development. Researchers at...

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