It has been assumed that global warming would cause an expansion of the world's deserts, but now some scientists are predicting a contrary scenario in which water and life slowly reclaim these arid places. They think vast, dry regions like the Sahara might soon begin shrinking. The evidence is limi
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Are the deserts getting greener? - Worldnews.com
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Scientists discover secret of why dachshunds have short legs - Worldnews.com
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The evolutionary secret of how the dachshund got its short legs has been uncovered by scientists with the discovery of a gene that explains the diminutive stature of at least 19 breeds.
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A bird shows how climate is changing - Worldnews.com
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Dressed in kasaya, the dark red robe of a Buddhist monk, Tashi Sang'e stood out among some 1,500 conservationists from all over the world. It took him three days to travel from his home in Qinghai province to Beijing to attend the annual conference of the Society for Conservation Biology.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Space shuttle finally blasts off
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The US space agency Nasa has successfully launched the space shuttle Endeavour - at the sixth attempt.
Earlier launches at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida were called off because of bad weather and fuel leaks.
The crew will spend 11 days on the International Space Station, finishing work
Earlier launches at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida were called off because of bad weather and fuel leaks.
The crew will spend 11 days on the International Space Station, finishing work
Poachers killed 12 rhinos last year
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KASARA (CHITWAN), July 16: Twelve rhinos were killed by poachers in Chitwan National Park during the past fiscal year. Another five rhinos met natural deaths during the same period.
According to Assistant Conservation Officer Ganesh Pant, the rhinos were killed by poachers between September 2008
According to Assistant Conservation Officer Ganesh Pant, the rhinos were killed by poachers between September 2008
'Isang' now a tropical storm--weather bureau - Worldnews.com
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'Isang' intensified into a tropical storm Thursday morning as it continued to dump rains on Luzon, according to the government-run weather bureau. In its 5:00 a.m. weather advisory, the Philippine.
Mummified Dinosaur Skin Yields Up New Secrets
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Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.
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