Read more about the article Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test To Monitor Hive Health
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Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test To Monitor Hive Health

Scientists have developed an innovative method to examine DNA traces in honey which could help with the early identification of health problems in a hive as a deadly new disease…

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Read more about the article Honeybee Populations Could Be Wiped Out Worldwide By Wing Plague
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Honeybee Populations Could Be Wiped Out Worldwide By Wing Plague

The global honeybee population could be endangered by a newly discovered deadly virus, a leading scientist has warned. Prof Dr Robert Paxton from Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg (MLU) in…

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Read more about the article Urgent Action Required To Protect Worlds Coral Reefs From Disappearing Within Three Decades, Warn Experts
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Urgent Action Required To Protect Worlds Coral Reefs From Disappearing Within Three Decades, Warn Experts

Scientists are proposing to expand the number of coral reefs sanctuaries to preserve species of marine life vital to local human populations and to stop them from disappearing within as…

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Read more about the article Meat From Endangered Sharks Found in Dog And Cat Food, Scientists Say
The silky shark is listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) appendix II. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Newsflash)

Meat From Endangered Sharks Found in Dog And Cat Food, Scientists Say

Scientists claim that meat from endangered sharks is being used in dog food and cat food and that consumers are being misled by incorrectly labelled products that list their meat…

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Read more about the article Scientists Use Ostrich Eggshell Beads To Map 50,000 Year Old Social Network Spanning Africa
A string of modern ostrich eggshell beads from eastern Africa. (Hans Sell/Newsflash)

Scientists Use Ostrich Eggshell Beads To Map 50,000 Year Old Social Network Spanning Africa

Scientists have used ostrich egg shell beads to map a 50,000-year-old social network - the world's oldest, they claim - spanning Africa after over a decade of gathering data. The…

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Read more about the article Even After Being Adopted By Other Elephants, Calves Orphaned By Poaching Have Lower Chances Of Survival
Mother elephant with her calf in the Samburu National Reserve, northern Kenya.

Even After Being Adopted By Other Elephants, Calves Orphaned By Poaching Have Lower Chances Of Survival

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Studies have found that even after an orphaned elephant is adopted into a new herd after losing its parents to poaching its chances of survival remain poor compared to those…

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