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Once considered the “right” whale to kill, these marine mammals are gaining protection from an unlikely source: a free iPad app.

Once considered the “right” whale to kill, these marine mammals are gaining protection from an unlikely source: a free iPad app.

NEW YORK, April 11 (UPI) — The U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Society says it’s launching a global effort to save some of the world’s most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles.

NEW YORK, April 11 (UPI) — The U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Society says it’s launching a global effort to save some of the world’s most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles.

Next-generation science e-books may help keep young people engaged

Next-generation science e-books may help keep young people engaged

ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2012) – Researchers at Oregon State University have definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon, where larval growth had declined to a level considered by the owners to be “non-economically viable.”

ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2012) – Researchers at Oregon State University have definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon, where larval growth had declined to a level considered by the owners to be “non-economically viable.”

BANGKOK, April 12 (UPI) — Catastrophic flood-drought cycles could threaten Asia’s rice production and pose a significant threat to millions of people across the region, researchers say.

BANGKOK, April 12 (UPI) — Catastrophic flood-drought cycles could threaten Asia’s rice production and pose a significant threat to millions of people across the region, researchers say.