Almost half of natural World Heritage sites under severe threat, says WWF
Are economic growth and environmental conservation mutually exclusive?Not at all, says a new report on United Nations World Heritage sites commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). On the contrary, healthy environments often boost local economies, meaning that industrial expansion in natural heritage sites is a threat to those who live there, too. World Heritage sites numbering 229 have been designated in 96 countries because UNESCO believes their "outstanding universal value" should belon..>> view originalUFO Spotted? UFO Watcher Spots 'Millennium Falcon-Type UFO' in NASA's Live Feed
Jadon Beeson, a UFO watcher from Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire in England spotted a glowing metal object above Earth while watching NASA's live feed from the International Space Station. The 20-year-old Beeson speculates that what he caught on ...>> view originalStriking Oil In Space? China Goes High To Study Earth's Depths... Sends Pressurized Oil Into Space
CSIRO head says he would approach restructuring differently if he had his time again
ELEANOR HALL: The chief executive of Australia's premier science body, who controversially announced the slashing of climate change jobs earlier this year, says he would handle the process of restructuring the organisation differently if he had his time again.CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) head, Larry Marshall, appeared before a Senate committee this morning, where he was pressed about exactly how many scientists will be made redundant from the climate ch..>> view originalAustralia plan to protect 'long-haul' birds
AFP on April 8, 2016, 5:07 pm Australia plan to protect 'long-haul' birds Sydney (AFP) - They are the international travellers who come to Australia each year to rest and feast, but migratory birds face a perilous journey, officials said Friday as they launched a plan to help protect them.Feathered tourists such as the grey plover, red knot and common sandpiper commonly spend several months each year Down Under after their breeding season in the northern hemisphere, travelling thous..>> view originalShark tagging program worth every cent, Fisheries Minister Joe Francis says
Shark tagging program worth every cent, Fisheries Minister Joe Francis says Posted April 07, 2016 19:47:34 "Groundbreaking" shark monitoring research should continue, Fisheries Minister Joe Francis says, despite his predecessor cutting the Government-funded program's budget last year Key points:223 white sharks tagged in seven years180,000 detections from ocean receiversFisheries Minister backs program to continue A State Government seven-year shark monitoring resea..>> view original
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