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A new global analysis showed that more than 10,000 reptile species are threatened with extinction. Find out which reptiles are under the IUCN’s red list.
The disease has the potential to cause serious birth defects with the recent rise in cases causing concern for scientists.
A report found that the world can afford to emit just 500 billion tonnes of CO2 from 2020 onwards. However, 50–80% of emissions from fossil fuels could still be avoided with currently available technologies, the report said.
Researchers surveyed 29 warships at Bikini Atoll and Chuuk Lagoon and found that they hosted up to a third of coral genera found on natural reefs in neighboring regions.This study has led researchers to ask a controversial question: Can these kinds of shipwrecks act as biodiversity havens for corals?
For thousands of years, volcanic eruptions have shaken human civilizations. They explode every 17,000 years and are 1,000 times more powerful than the 1980 Mount St Helens explosion, the worst in US history.