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New Giant Elephant-Shrew Discovered in Africa (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 02-01-2008 at 09:00:57
| Although there is unquestionably much left to be discovered about life on Earth, charismatic animals like mammals are usually well documented, and it is rare to find a new species today—especially from a group as intriguing as the elephant-shrews, monogamous mammals found only in Africa with a colorful history of misunderstood ancestry. Like shrews, these small, furry mammals eat mostly insects. Early scientists named them elephant-shrews not because they thought the animals were related to elephants but because of their long, flexible snouts. |
Colombia, Costa Rica 'top ten' for environment (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 02-01-2008 at 09:00:57
| Colombia and Costa Rica are among the top ten nations in a ranking of excellence in environmental performance.
The 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), conducted by US universities Yale and Columbia, was announced last week (23 January) at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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African, Asian crops 'to be hit hard by climate change' (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 02-01-2008 at 03:00:56
| [NEW DELHI] Crops in South Asia and Southern Africa are likely to be worst hit by climate change and need greater investment in agriculture development and adaptation strategies, say US scientists.
The conclusions, reported today (1 February) in Science, are based on an analysis of climate risks for crops in 12 food-insecure regions.
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