BRUSSELS – The Iberian lynx that prowls the grasslands of southern Spain. The Mediterranean monk seal swimming waters off Greece and Turkey. The Bavarian pine vole that forages in the high meadows of the Alps.
These are among hundreds of European animal species — up to a quarter of the total...
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London, England -- More than 1,200 new species of plants and animals have been discovered in the Amazon rainforest over the past decade according to a new report.
"Amazon Alive! A Decade of Discoveries 1999-2009,"...
Genetics offers new biotechnology tools
CORVALLIS, Ore., (UPI) -- U.S. forestry scientists say they've discovered the growth rate and other characteristics of trees can be changed through a type of genetic engineering.
The Oregon State University researchers said they have demonstrated for...