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New effort will get genome sequences for entire Endangered Species list (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-25 | tags: endangered species, genome sequencing, colossal biosciences

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Global high-resolution mapping of seagrass to support conservation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-24 | by Peng | tags: seagrass, coastal protection, biodiversity

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Are British Civil Servants Merrily Playing ‘GTA Online’ at the Taxpayer’s Expense? (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-23 | tags: british civil servants, gta online, taxpayer expense

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Nvidia announces liquid cooling system that runs ‘hotter than a hot tub’ — promises to reduce electricity consumption and cut water use by up to 100%, but sustainability challenges remain (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nvidia, rubin chips, liquid cooling

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Wolves are reconquering Europe. Can people learn to live with them? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | tags: wolves, europe, conservation

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As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-19 | get Coral Reef Heat Monitor → | tags: coral reefs, climate resilience, wildlife conservation

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Conservatives are dying at higher rates than liberals. A new study points to mistrust in medicine (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-19 | get Medical Trust Awareness Poster → | tags: conservatives, liberals, nature

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Storied Colors – A catalogue of named colors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | get Color Name Dictionary → | tags: named colors, pigment catalogue, provenance

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Storied Colors – a catalogue of named colors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | get Color Name Chart Book → | tags: named colors, pigments, provenance

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The Download: cutting AC emissions, and nature’s drug designer (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-15 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: solid-state cooling, ac emissions, tim cernak

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Job titles of the future: Nature’s drug designer (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-11 | by Anna Gibbs | tags: bald, cernak, conservation

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How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study (wired.com)

2026-06-05 | by Rachel Cernansky | get National Geographic Earth Science Kit → | tags: bodmer, conservation, indigenous

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Scientists Rush to Save One of the World’s Rarest Trees as It Literally Falls Off a Cliff (futurism.com)

2026-05-29 | by Victor Tangermann | get Tree Identification and Preservation Kit → | tags: dendroseris, royal botanic gardens, juan fernández islands

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Meet the biologists deciphering marine-mammal histories from baleen, whiskers and tusks (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Gewin | get Marine Mammal Genetics Kit → | tags: marine mammals, baleen, north atlantic right whales

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Peter H. Raven obituary: visionary botanist who transformed our understanding of plant diversity (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Lohmann | get Botanical Illustration Set → | tags: missouri botanical garden, plant evolution, biodiversity conservation

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Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-22 | get Canadian Flag Puzzle → | tags: alberta, canada, pierre poilievre

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Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, software freedom conservancy

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Inside the fight to force Vizio to share Linux-based source code for its TVs’ OS (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Vizio Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, software freedom conservancy

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Birds get a bad rap: why we should look up to our feathered friends (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-18 | by Schiffman | get Bird Watching Binoculars → | tags: oystercatcher, scott weidensaul, bird conservation

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Multi-Species Canopy Latrines in Costa Rican Cloud Forests (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get Portable Eco-Friendly Toilet → | tags: canopy latrines, costa rica, cloud forests

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Seeing Birdsong (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Birdsong Nature Sound Machine → | tags: birdsong, nature, wildlife

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Trafficked pangolins can be traced to their source by DNA — even to a specific forest (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-07 | get DNA Trace Kit → | tags: pangolins, dna tracing, forest source

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Legal rights for insects: a global imperative for stingless-bee conservation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-05 | by Wang | get Insect Conservation Guide → | tags: stingless-bee, insect rights, conservation

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Is this ‘de-extinction’ project actually onto something? (theverge.com)

2026-04-30 | by Tom Hawking | get De-Extinction Science Kit → | tags: colossal, de-extinction, bluebuck

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Saving sharks and rays, one catch at a time — in photos (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-30 | by Ugo Mellone | get Shark Conservation Camera Kit → | tags: shark tagging, ray conservation, mustelus mustelus

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Millionaire Big Game Hunter Trampled to Death by Elephants (futurism.com)

2026-04-24 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: big game hunting, elephants, gabon

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Allbirds is dumping its environmental mission as it pivots to AI (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-22 | get Allbirds Eco-Friendly Sneakers → | tags: allbirds, liza moiseeva, shareholders

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Paraloid B-72 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get Paraloid B-72 Acrylic Resin → | tags: paraloid b-72, rohm and haas, acrylic resin

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I went to America's worst national parks so you don't have to (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get National Parks Travel Guide → | tags: national parks, america, travel

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Golden eagles' return to English skies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | get Golden Eagle Model Statue → | tags: golden eagle, forestry england, species reintroduction