China Approves Jail for Eating of Rare Animals
List of 420 endangered species protected from consumption in China in landmark victory for animal rights in communist nation.
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Its feared that the mammoth iceberg could contribute to rising sea levels.
Kryptodrakon progenitor: Oldest Species of 'Hidden Dragon' Pterosaur Fossil Discovered in China
US-led team finds 160-million-year-old pterodactyloid fossil providing a vital missing link in the evolution of flight.
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Nasa Launches 'Flying Saucer' to Help Mars Landings
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US campaigners for space protection B612 Foundation recorded 26 asteroid strikes on Earth between 2000 and 2013.
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Canada: Government Removes Humpback Whales from 'Threatened' Species List to Pass Oil Pipeline Project
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Climate Change: Antarctica Once as Warm as California Coast
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Earth Day 2014: Events Around the World
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Nobel Prize Winner Robert Lefkowitz: Science Cannot Make Headway Because Faith 'Untestable'
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NASA's Spacecraft LADEE Crashes into the Dark Side of Moon
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'Deadliest-Ever' Everest Avalanche as 14 Killed at 21,000 Ft
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