The Javan rhino population has increased by over ten percent from 2012 to last year, according to new figures released by Ujung Kulon National Park. Using camera traps, rangers have counted a total of 58 Javan rhinos, up from 51 in 2012. Although the species once roamed much of Southeast Asia, today it is only […]
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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record – book review
Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record reaches into your imagination and draws you closer to the final days of a variety of extinct animals on Earth. Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record is filled with poignant and powerful first-hand accounts, photographic records, and illustrations.
Artificial heart patient dies
Where next for artificial hearts after death of French patient?
EU vs. Moscow: Russia Tries to Woo Back Moldova
As Moldova prepares to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union, Russia is stepping up attempts to keep the country in its fold. It has found some willing helpers in the country.
Dot Earth Blog: Timber Thieves Threaten California’s Redwood Giants
Timber thieves force the nighttime closure of a road in a redwood refuge.
New magnetic material discovered
A highly sensitive magnetic material that could transform computer hard drives and energy storage devices has been discovered.
Alzheimer’s in a dish
Harvard stem cell scientists have successfully converted skins cells from patients with early onset Alzheimer’s into the types of neurons that are affected by the disease, making it possible for the first time to study this leading form of dementia in living human cells. This may also make it possible to develop therapies more quickly […]
Rise of the human exoskeletons
How wearable robots are becoming a reality
World Ocean Summit Report 2014
How can we protect our coastal, oceanic and even little seas. As we don’t often travel on water nowadays, we need to figure just how ‘successful’ our various pollutions, fish consumptions and farming and of course the limited conservation efforts have been. © The Earth Times. Published on The Earth Times Related Articles The Big […]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ohio Exotic Animal Law
An appeals court has upheld Ohio’s law restricting who can own exotic animals. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling upholding the Ohio Dangerous Wild Animal Act.