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Saving a Rare Tree Worlds Away

November 13, 2015

Science Saving a Rare Tree Worlds Away By RACHEL NUWER    A small stand of Betula chichibuensis trees in the Chichibu Mountains in Japan, the last place where they survive in …

Aechmea pittieri as a synonym of Ae. bracteata

November 10, 2015

Aechmea pittieri as a synonym of Aechmea bracteata Detail from Utley, J. F. Bromeliaceae. In: Flora Mesoamericana. 6: 151-2.1994 Translated by D. Butcher Aechmea bracteata (Swartz) Grisebach, Fl. Brit. W. …

Swedish car tech to help save Aussie kangaroos

November 10, 2015

Swedish car tech to help save Aussie kangaroos AFP/The Local Swedish auto giant Volvo Cars has announced it is developing technology designed to stop Aussies crashing into kangaroos, following research …

Tillandsia stoltenii sp. nov.

November 9, 2015

Tillandsia stoltenii Ehlers & E. Gross, sp. nov. Die Brom 3: 112-122. 2014 This species seems to be related to Tillandsia socialis L.B. Sm. It differs from this by the …

The Pacific Ocean Becomes a Caldron

November 9, 2015

The Pacific Ocean Becomes a Caldron By JOHN SCHWARTZNOV. 2, 2015   Bleached coral in American Samoa earlier this year. Credit XL Catlin Seaview Survey Hurricane Patricia was a surprise. …

Deaths of the endangered whales

November 9, 2015

  Mystery killer behind tragic right whale deaths likely identified Melissa Breyer (@MelissaBreyer) Science / Animals   © Andrea Chirife/Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program Deaths of the endangered whales, …

Dengue vaccines at a crossroad

November 9, 2015

 Dengue vaccines at a crossroad Annelies Wilder-Smith1, Duane J. Gubler2+ Author Affiliations  1Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 2Emerging Infectious Diseases Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, …