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A new study by University of Maryland entomologists shows that the lifespan for individual honey bees kept in a controlled, laboratory environment is 50% shorter than it was in the 1970s.

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Our history with milk presents a chicken-or-egg conundrum: Humans couldn’t digest the beverage before they evolved mutations that helped them do so, yet they had to already be consuming milk to change their DNA.

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Wattled cranes are the largest crane species in Africa. They are only found on the continent and there are only about 9,600 left in Zambia, Botswana, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

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Supply comes quickly on the heels of demand. When it comes to tackling climate change, supply side transformation is necessary, but not the whole picture.

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The exploitation of soils for agricultural production often involves extensive external inputs such as fertilizers and herbicides, resulting in soil degradation and impeding nutrient recycling and retention.

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Power generated through giant wind turbines will help ease South Africa's energy woes but threatens already vulnerable Cape Vultures.