Genome Points to Inbreeding, Disease behind Bumblebee Decline – Research
(Reuters)
Researchers in Canada playing detective with the yellow-banded bumblebee's genome have found evidence that inbreeding and disease are the likely reasons for the decline...
Scientists Seek New Ways to Combat Florida’s Growing ‘Red Tide’
By Steve Gorman
(Reuters)
Scientists in Florida are on the cusp of developing promising methods to control toxic algae blooms like the "red tide" that...
Germany Confirms Aid for Animal Feed after Drought
BERLIN (Reuters)
Germany has confirmed it will relax some environmental conservation rules to help farmers overcome a sharp rise in animal feed prices after this...
Waterbomber Pilot Killed Fighting Australian Wildfires
By Erin Cooper
SYDNEY (Reuters)
A helicopter pilot died on Friday when his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across...
Israel Seeks Early Re-Tender of Mining Rights to Shore up Dead...
By Ari Rabinovitch
EIN BOKEK, Israel (Reuters)
The Dead Sea is shrinking at the rate of about a meter a year, leaving behind deserted beaches and...
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Wildfires Sting California Park Tourism
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)
For the past two weeks, a wildfire has forced much of Yosemite National Park in California to close, with...
