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Africa is a treasure trove of medicinal plants: here are seven that are popular
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe pink periwinkle is used as a tonic and emetic for the treatment of many health conditions....
Top 10 plant and fungal species named new to science in 2022
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoScientists have revealed their top 10 plant and fungal species named new to science at Kew in 2022....
These 14 ocean species have already gone extinct. A dozen others will probably disappear in our...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeople look at a 16-year-old critically endangered Hawksbill turtle after releasing it into the sea...
Why Some Bees Are Endangered and What We Can Do to Help
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe certainly can't live without bees, so let's do our part to keep them buzzing. Kees Smans / Getty...
The Black Rhino, aka Hook-lipped Rhinoceros
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros, is one of two species of rhino found in Africa. Keren Su / Getty...
Mysterious origin of the "tree of life" revealed
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe "grotesque" baobab tree has long been known as the "tree of life" for its ability to create and maintain its own ecosystem in arid regions. Since the...
13 Animal Species Brought Back From the Brink of Extinction
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew animals and plants are being lost to extinction every year—more than 160 species disappeared...
The sixth extinction is underway, study finds. But here's why all hope is not lost.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGlobal population trends among 71,000 animal species show nearly half are "sliding toward...
Perfect storm of human activity threatening marine life, conservationists warn
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoMarine wildlife from dugongs to corals faces a “perfect storm” of damaging human activity,...
Critically Endangered African Forest Elephant Is a Big Gardener
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) spreads fruit seeds through its dung and clears the...
