Genetically Engineered Mice with Two Male Parents Created
Chinese scientists genetically modified mouse embryonic stem cells to create bipaternal mice, achieving a low survival rate (12%) but opening possibilities for endangered species conservation and regenerative medicine.
Genetically Engineered Mice with Two Male Parents Created
Chinese scientists genetically modified mouse embryonic stem cells to create bipaternal mice, achieving a low survival rate (12%) but opening possibilities for endangered species conservation and regenerative medicine.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Prioritizes Appliance Deregulation and Water Diversion on First Day
President Trump's first day in office saw executive orders prioritizing relaxed appliance efficiency standards and diverting water from Northern California, blaming the endangered delta smelt for drought and wildfires, despite expert claims this is an oversimplification.
Trump Prioritizes Appliance Deregulation and Water Diversion on First Day
President Trump's first day in office saw executive orders prioritizing relaxed appliance efficiency standards and diverting water from Northern California, blaming the endangered delta smelt for drought and wildfires, despite expert claims this is an oversimplification.
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52% Bias Score
Cambodia's Virachey National Park: Biodiversity Survey Reveals 9 New Species, Urgent Conservation Needs
A biodiversity survey of Cambodia's Virachey National Park, published Tuesday, revealed nine species new to the country and documented threatened species like the Sunda pangolin and clouded leopard, highlighting threats such as deforestation and the need for stronger park management and conservation...
Cambodia's Virachey National Park: Biodiversity Survey Reveals 9 New Species, Urgent Conservation Needs
A biodiversity survey of Cambodia's Virachey National Park, published Tuesday, revealed nine species new to the country and documented threatened species like the Sunda pangolin and clouded leopard, highlighting threats such as deforestation and the need for stronger park management and conservation...
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24% Bias Score
California Wildfires: 25 Dead, Widespread Habitat Destruction
Devastating California wildfires have caused 25 deaths, 88,000 evacuations, and widespread damage to wildlife habitats, with experts concerned about the long-term ecological impact of the intense blazes.
California Wildfires: 25 Dead, Widespread Habitat Destruction
Devastating California wildfires have caused 25 deaths, 88,000 evacuations, and widespread damage to wildlife habitats, with experts concerned about the long-term ecological impact of the intense blazes.
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48% Bias Score
Karlsruhe Zoo Welcomes Rare Polar Bear Cub, Takes Protective Measures
The Karlsruhe Zoo announced the birth of a polar bear cub to Nuka and Kap in December 2023. To protect the cub, the zoo sealed off the enclosure and limited access, monitoring the family via webcams. The cub's sex remains unknown, and a veterinary examination is planned in several weeks.
Karlsruhe Zoo Welcomes Rare Polar Bear Cub, Takes Protective Measures
The Karlsruhe Zoo announced the birth of a polar bear cub to Nuka and Kap in December 2023. To protect the cub, the zoo sealed off the enclosure and limited access, monitoring the family via webcams. The cub's sex remains unknown, and a veterinary examination is planned in several weeks.
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40% Bias Score
Endangered Skywalker Gibbons Threatened by Cardamom Cultivation in China
Fewer than 200 critically endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbons, the first ape species named by Chinese scientists, inhabit China, primarily in Yunnan province, where their habitat is threatened by Chinese black cardamom cultivation, which accounts for 78 percent of global production.
Endangered Skywalker Gibbons Threatened by Cardamom Cultivation in China
Fewer than 200 critically endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbons, the first ape species named by Chinese scientists, inhabit China, primarily in Yunnan province, where their habitat is threatened by Chinese black cardamom cultivation, which accounts for 78 percent of global production.
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36% Bias Score
Man Sentenced for Smuggling Endangered Eels into Wales
A 33-year-old man, Kevin Forbes, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, for smuggling 37 boxes of endangered European eels from Dublin to Holyhead Port in Wales in January 2024; many eels needed to be euthanised.
Man Sentenced for Smuggling Endangered Eels into Wales
A 33-year-old man, Kevin Forbes, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, for smuggling 37 boxes of endangered European eels from Dublin to Holyhead Port in Wales in January 2024; many eels needed to be euthanised.
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24% Bias Score
Lebanese Volunteers Battle Conflict and Odds to Save Endangered Sea Turtles
Despite the ongoing conflict near the Lebanese-Israeli border, volunteers are working to protect endangered green sea turtles by relocating thousands of newly hatched turtles to the Mediterranean Sea to improve their chances of survival, which are currently less than 1 in 1,000.
Lebanese Volunteers Battle Conflict and Odds to Save Endangered Sea Turtles
Despite the ongoing conflict near the Lebanese-Israeli border, volunteers are working to protect endangered green sea turtles by relocating thousands of newly hatched turtles to the Mediterranean Sea to improve their chances of survival, which are currently less than 1 in 1,000.
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44% Bias Score
Florida's Springs Decline Amidst Housing Boom
Increased groundwater pumping for Florida's booming housing construction, particularly around Orlando, is significantly decreasing the flow of freshwater springs, harming both the ecosystem and recreation, despite a 2016 law intended to prevent this.
Florida's Springs Decline Amidst Housing Boom
Increased groundwater pumping for Florida's booming housing construction, particularly around Orlando, is significantly decreasing the flow of freshwater springs, harming both the ecosystem and recreation, despite a 2016 law intended to prevent this.
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36% Bias Score
Biden Administration Withdraws Ship Speed Rule, Jeopardizing Endangered Whales
The Biden administration withdrew a proposal to slow ships in East Coast waters to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, citing insufficient time to finalize the rule before the end of the administration; this decision leaves the critically endangered whale population, numbering less th...
Biden Administration Withdraws Ship Speed Rule, Jeopardizing Endangered Whales
The Biden administration withdrew a proposal to slow ships in East Coast waters to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, citing insufficient time to finalize the rule before the end of the administration; this decision leaves the critically endangered whale population, numbering less th...
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48% Bias Score
Orca Mother Carries Dead Calf, Underscoring Endangered Species Crisis
Tahlequah, a 25-year-old orca, is again carrying her dead newborn calf, observed since January 1st in Puget Sound, Washington, after its death, highlighting the critical status of the endangered Southern Resident orca population, numbering around 75 individuals.
Orca Mother Carries Dead Calf, Underscoring Endangered Species Crisis
Tahlequah, a 25-year-old orca, is again carrying her dead newborn calf, observed since January 1st in Puget Sound, Washington, after its death, highlighting the critical status of the endangered Southern Resident orca population, numbering around 75 individuals.
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24% Bias Score
Dutch Government's Nature Reserve Reorganization Plan Raises Biodiversity Concerns
The Dutch government plans to reorganize small nature reserves, potentially transferring conservation goals to larger areas, raising concerns about biodiversity loss and the survival of unique species like the silver-studded blue butterfly in De Bruuk.
Dutch Government's Nature Reserve Reorganization Plan Raises Biodiversity Concerns
The Dutch government plans to reorganize small nature reserves, potentially transferring conservation goals to larger areas, raising concerns about biodiversity loss and the survival of unique species like the silver-studded blue butterfly in De Bruuk.
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44% Bias Score