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Skeletons evolved as seawater changed, study reveals

Skeletons evolved as seawater changed, study reveals

Artist’s impression of a Suvorevella fossil, one of the oldest known organisms with skeletal features. Development marked significant evolutionary advance...

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Rising temperatures will kill coral reefs, scientists warn

Rising temperatures will kill coral reefs, scientists warn

Some six million people around the world fish from coral reefs and another 400 million indirectly rely upon them for...

Vessel strikes on whales 'underestimated'

Vessel strikes on whales ‘underestimated’

Almost 15 per cent of the humpbacks had injuries of scarring consistent with one or more vessel strikes. Findings will...

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Activists outraged over Japan whale killings

Activists outraged over Japan whale killings

Japan factory ship Nisshin Maru, which was part of the four-vessel fleet – whaling a mother and her calf. More...

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Vets prevented from saving Mosul zoo animals

Vets prevented from saving Mosul zoo animals

FOUR PAWS had managed to anaesthetise lion Simba and bear Lula and load them into transportation crates. Lion Simba and...

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New book claims badger cull is "short-sighted"

New book claims badger cull is “short-sighted”

Figures published in December revealed that more than 10,000 badgers have been culled so far in efforts to prevent the...

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