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After studying chimpanzees in the wilds of Tanzania's Mahale Mountains National Park for the past year as part of a National Science Foundation grant, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine researcher Taranjit Kaur and her team have produced powerful scientific evidence that chimpanzees are becoming sick from viral infectious diseases they have likely contracted from humans.
Animal   Environment   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Chimpanzee
 Belfast Telegraph 
Chimpanzees 'choose beds with care'
Thu 17 Apr 2014
Chimpanzees choose their beds with the same care and attention to comfort as their human cousins, research has shown. Like many people perusing the showrooms of Habitat or John Lewis, they prefer a... (photo: US NSF / Taranjit Kaur, Virginia Tech)
Tribu K'Mindanawan at Davao Crocodile Park, Davao City, Philippines
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 The Australian 
Cane toads free to lay waste to wildlife
Tue 15 Apr 2014
LITTLE can be done to stop an explosion of cane toads wiping out native wildlife in the Purn­ululu National Park, home to the Bungle Bungles, because most of the area is inaccessible, officials... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
URI researcher: Gut capacity limits wildlife’s ability to adapt to rapid climate change (University of Rhode Island)  noodls  Tue 15 Apr 2014
URI researcher: Gut capacity limits wildlife’s ability to adapt to rapid climate change (University of Rhode Island)
(Source: University of Rhode Island) URI researcher: Gut capacity limits wildlife's ability to adapt to rapid climate change Media Contact: Todd McLeish, 401-874-7892 KINGSTON, R.I. - April 15, 2014 -... (photo: WN / marzena)
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The moon turns red and orange during a total lunar eclipse.  The Salt Lake Tribune  Tue 15 Apr 2014
‘Blood moon’ sets off apocalyptic debate among some Christians
Could a series of "blood moon" events be connected to Jesus’ return? Some Christians think so. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the moon slid into Earth’s shadow, casting a reddish hue on the... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Scott Taylor)
Earth   Lunar Eclipse   Moon   Photos   Wikipedia: Blood Moon Prophecy
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Vehicles clog a highway during a hazy day in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. BBC News Tue 15 Apr 2014
Asian air pollution strengthens Pacific storms
Air pollution in China and other Asian countries is having far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, a study suggests. Researchers have... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Air Pollution   Asia   Photos   Storms   Wikipedia: Air pollution in Hong Kong
Fears of 3C global warming by 2050 Fresno Bee Mon 14 Apr 2014
Cost of fighting warming 'modest,' says UN panel
BERLIN — The cost of keeping global warming in check is "relatively modest," but only if the world acts quickly to reverse the buildup of heat-trapping gases in the... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Climate Change   Photos   Wikipedia: Global warming   Carbon Emission   Global Warming
Solar panels on buildings will help save energy. BBC News Sun 13 Apr 2014
UN: 'Massive shift' needed on energy
A UN report on climate change is expected to call for a trebling of the planet's use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The report is also... (photo: Public Domain / Slick-o-bot)
Photos   Renewable Energy   Wikipedia: United Nations   Climate Change   Solar Energy
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Greenland to see first-hand the impacts of climate change, 27 March, 2014. The Guardian Fri 11 Apr 2014
UN: greenhouse gas emissions nearly doubled in first decade of 21st century
Leaked draft shows emissions grew nearly twice as fast from 2000-10 as in previous 30 years – despite economic slowdown Smoke rises from the chimneys of a power plant... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Climate Change   Natural Disaster   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Greenhouse effect
Spider - Arachnid - nature - insect The Examiner Fri 11 Apr 2014
Ancient arachnids: European, American scientists make fascinating discovery
The story of ancient arachnids,a spider-like insect sometimes called “daddy long legs” is has two sets of eyes, Yahoo! News and other news sources including the Epoch... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Ancient Insects   Photos   Scientists   Spider   Wikipedia: Arachnid
Cherry blossoms in Vancouver, BC is famous for its thousands of cherry blossom trees lining many streets and in many parks, including Queen Elizabeth Park and Stanley Park. Vancouver holds the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival every year. The Times of India Fri 11 Apr 2014
'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan
TOKYO: A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than... (photo: Creative Commons)
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