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Ocean Art 2024: Underwater Photography Contest Showcases Marine Life
The 2024 Ocean Art underwater photography contest, with thousands of entries from over 90 countries, showcased winning photos depicting a cannibalistic octopus, ghostly cenote scene, whitetip reef sharks, a sea dragon with eggs, an anemonefish with a parasite, and a curious cormorant.
Ocean Art 2024: Underwater Photography Contest Showcases Marine Life
The 2024 Ocean Art underwater photography contest, with thousands of entries from over 90 countries, showcased winning photos depicting a cannibalistic octopus, ghostly cenote scene, whitetip reef sharks, a sea dragon with eggs, an anemonefish with a parasite, and a curious cormorant.
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16% Bias Score
Peru's Boiling River: A Microcosm of Amazonian Climate Change
A study of Peru's Boiling River, heated by geothermal sources to over 90°C, shows decreased plant density and altered species composition near its hottest parts, serving as a potential model for Amazonian climate change impacts.
Peru's Boiling River: A Microcosm of Amazonian Climate Change
A study of Peru's Boiling River, heated by geothermal sources to over 90°C, shows decreased plant density and altered species composition near its hottest parts, serving as a potential model for Amazonian climate change impacts.
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20% Bias Score
Raja Ampat's Biodiversity Under Threat from Nickel Mining Expansion
Nickel mining in Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago, a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, is rapidly expanding, threatening its unique marine ecosystem and UNESCO Global Geopark status despite a recent court ruling mandating special protection.
Raja Ampat's Biodiversity Under Threat from Nickel Mining Expansion
Nickel mining in Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago, a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, is rapidly expanding, threatening its unique marine ecosystem and UNESCO Global Geopark status despite a recent court ruling mandating special protection.
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56% Bias Score
Raja Ampat's Biodiversity Threatened by Nickel Mining Expansion
Indonesia's nickel mining expansion in Raja Ampat, a UNESCO Global Geopark, threatens its rich marine biodiversity; mining land increased by 494 hectares (2020-2024), harming coral reefs and impacting local communities despite a court ruling protecting small islands.
Raja Ampat's Biodiversity Threatened by Nickel Mining Expansion
Indonesia's nickel mining expansion in Raja Ampat, a UNESCO Global Geopark, threatens its rich marine biodiversity; mining land increased by 494 hectares (2020-2024), harming coral reefs and impacting local communities despite a court ruling protecting small islands.
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52% Bias Score
Millennium Seed Bank: Safeguarding 2.5 Billion Seeds for Global Food Security
The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) in London houses almost 2.5 billion seeds in a bomb-proof bunker, safeguarding global food production and biodiversity; it actively preserves endangered plant species and responds to immediate crises using its collection.
Millennium Seed Bank: Safeguarding 2.5 Billion Seeds for Global Food Security
The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) in London houses almost 2.5 billion seeds in a bomb-proof bunker, safeguarding global food production and biodiversity; it actively preserves endangered plant species and responds to immediate crises using its collection.
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44% Bias Score
South Africa Joins International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
South Africa officially joined the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on December 23, 2024, becoming the 154th contracting party, aligning with its national biodiversity conservation policies and fostering collaboration in global plant genetic resource...
South Africa Joins International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
South Africa officially joined the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on December 23, 2024, becoming the 154th contracting party, aligning with its national biodiversity conservation policies and fostering collaboration in global plant genetic resource...
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32% Bias Score
Eucalyptus Plantations Exacerbate Global Bushfire Risk
Eucalyptus trees, introduced to nearly 100 countries, are increasing bushfire risks due to their flammability and drought-prone conditions, as seen in the devastating 2017 Portuguese fires that led to a ban on new plantations.
Eucalyptus Plantations Exacerbate Global Bushfire Risk
Eucalyptus trees, introduced to nearly 100 countries, are increasing bushfire risks due to their flammability and drought-prone conditions, as seen in the devastating 2017 Portuguese fires that led to a ban on new plantations.
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48% Bias Score
India's Tiger Population Doubles Despite High Human Density
A new study reveals that India's tiger population has doubled to over 3,600 in ten years, accounting for 75% of the global population, despite high human population density; success is due to anti-poaching, habitat preservation, and reduced human-wildlife conflict.
India's Tiger Population Doubles Despite High Human Density
A new study reveals that India's tiger population has doubled to over 3,600 in ten years, accounting for 75% of the global population, despite high human population density; success is due to anti-poaching, habitat preservation, and reduced human-wildlife conflict.
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36% Bias Score
India Doubles Tiger Population in Over a Decade
India's tiger population doubled from 1,706 in 2010 to 3,682 in 2022 due to effective conservation efforts, including anti-poaching measures, habitat protection, and community engagement, offering lessons for other countries.
India Doubles Tiger Population in Over a Decade
India's tiger population doubled from 1,706 in 2010 to 3,682 in 2022 due to effective conservation efforts, including anti-poaching measures, habitat protection, and community engagement, offering lessons for other countries.
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Freshwater Crabs: A Royal Introduction
The absence of freshwater crab remains in pre-16th century Iberian archaeology, coupled with documentation of King Philip II's introduction of Italian freshwater crabs to Spain in 1588, challenges previous assumptions about their native status, highlighting the impact of royal initiatives on Spain's...
Spanish Freshwater Crabs: A Royal Introduction
The absence of freshwater crab remains in pre-16th century Iberian archaeology, coupled with documentation of King Philip II's introduction of Italian freshwater crabs to Spain in 1588, challenges previous assumptions about their native status, highlighting the impact of royal initiatives on Spain's...
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48% Bias Score
TNC's Collaborative, Science-Based Approach to Global Conservation
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) uses a collaborative, science-based approach to protect ecosystems globally, as evidenced by its involvement in projects like debt-for-nature swaps in Ecuador, sustainable logging in the Congo, and combating illegal fishing in Micronesia, bringing together scientists, lo...
TNC's Collaborative, Science-Based Approach to Global Conservation
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) uses a collaborative, science-based approach to protect ecosystems globally, as evidenced by its involvement in projects like debt-for-nature swaps in Ecuador, sustainable logging in the Congo, and combating illegal fishing in Micronesia, bringing together scientists, lo...
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44% Bias Score
Invasive Sacred Ibis Threatens Northern Italy's Biodiversity
Invasive African sacred ibis, escaping or released from captivity, are proliferating across Northern Italy, threatening native wildlife by preying on eggs, chicks, and amphibians, and potentially spreading disease from foraging in unsanitary areas.
Invasive Sacred Ibis Threatens Northern Italy's Biodiversity
Invasive African sacred ibis, escaping or released from captivity, are proliferating across Northern Italy, threatening native wildlife by preying on eggs, chicks, and amphibians, and potentially spreading disease from foraging in unsanitary areas.
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48% Bias Score
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