White nose syndrome (WNS), is associated with a fungus known as Geomyces destructans (Gd).
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Ultra Thin Flexible Solar Cell Device Invented By Scientists
A .0019 millimeter thick ultra thin solar cell device, thinner than a thread of spider silk, so flexible they can be wrapped around a single human hair have been invented by scientists.
Madagascan Pochard, The World’s Endangered Duck Hatches In A Captive Breeding Center
Madagascan Pochard were thought to have become extinct in the late 1990s, but were rediscovered in 2006, when conservationists on an expedition spotted just 22 birds at a single site, Lake Matsaborimena (or Red Lake), in northern Madagascar.
Climate Change Amplifies Risks From Natural Disasters, Threatening All Countries Worldwide
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its report said, man-made global-warming gases are already affecting some types of extreme weather.
Sun Powered Swiss Aircraft Attempts To Fly From Switzerland To Morocco In A 48 Hour Journey
The sun powered airplane made its inaugural flight to Paris and Brussels in 2011.
Expanding Cities Spell Growing Greenhouse Gas Emission & Resources Demand By 2030
The world’s expanding cities are currently on track to occupy an extra area of 1.5 million square kilometers by 2030, equivalent to France, Germany and Spain combined.
Green Groups Are Turning To Social Networking To Drive Their Campaign For Earth Hour
Green Groups are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour.
Abalone Poaching Is Rampant In South Africa To Feed Demand For The High Priced Delicacy In Asia
Rampant poaching has dwindled the abalone population in South Africa’s coastal waters where the mollusks have also been over harvested, forcing buyers to look elsewhere.
Orangutans In Indonesia Risk To Be Extinct If Clearing Of Their Habitat Is Not Stopped
Experts believe there are about 50,000 to 60,000 of the two species of orangutans left in the wild, 80 percent of them in Indonesia and the rest in Malaysia.
Scientists Have Identified The ‘Spring Gene That Makes Daffodils & Other Flowers Bloom
One of the greatest mysteries of nature is how plants know when to wake up after the winter season.