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Iconic animals like this Bengal tiger pictured in Medellin, Colombia zoo, pervade the popular culture but are at risk in the wild. (AFP/File / Joaquin SARMIENTO / MANILA BULLETIN)

Popularity of tigers, lions, bears could be their downfall: study

By Agence France-Presse Iconic animals like elephants, tigers, lions and panda bears are everywhere in movies, books and toystores. But their wide pop culture presence…

13 Apr 2018 - 10:21 am
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Showy traits such as the elegant peacock's tail, or a lion's bushy mane -- males will go to extravagant lengths to woo the opposite sex, but that can cost some species their very survival, latest research says. (AFP/File / YE AUNG THU / MANILA BULLETIN)

Sexual extravagance can be deadly: study

By Agence France-Presse The extravagant lengths that males will go to bed a member of the opposite sex can come at the risk of extinction…

12 Apr 2018 - 10:19 am
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Oyster reefs and marshes are more cost effective than seawalls, such as this one seen in Miami in 2005, in preventing flood damage, researchers said. (AFP/File / ROBERT SULLIVAN / MANILA BULLETIN)

Restoring marshes, oyster reefs could save $50 billion: study

By Agence France-Presse Restoring oyster reefs and marshes could save the US Gulf Coast region $50 billion in flood damages over the next 20 years,…

12 Apr 2018 - 10:12 am
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Melting sea ice in the Arctic produces fresh water, slowing the circulation of denser salt water and thereby slowing warming currents. (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File / MARIO TAMA / MANILA BULLETIN)

Climate change runs AMOC with Atlantic currents: studies

By Agence France-Presse A system of Atlantic Ocean currents that regulates global weather is at its feeblest in 1,600 years, weakened partly by climate…

12 Apr 2018 - 10:10 am
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(SBMA Ecology Center via Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)

Subic center pays for cigarette butts

By MB Online One can now help reduce litter on the streets and get paid for it at the same time. The Subic Bay Metropolitan…

11 Apr 2018 - 1:53 pm
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Armed with venomous dorsal spines and fan-shaped pectoral fins, the exotic looking lionfish, a favourite at aquariums, has no known enemies in the Mediterranean. (AFP photo)

Cyprus on frontline against lionfish invasion of Med

By Agence France-Presse Equipped with harpoons and waterproof notebooks, Louis, Carlos and Antonis dive deep into the crystal clear waters of Konnos Bay in Cyprus…