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Mike Gaworecki

A British study examines pangolin poaching in Assam to tackle global illegal trade

A video shot by one of the researchers shows how the mammals are tortured and killed.

Mike Gaworecki
· Dec 18, 2018 · 09:30 pm
New research has found clues to the identity of the mysterious Yeti – and it’s probably a bear

The legend of the Yeti, a mysterious, ape-like, bipedal creature rumored to live in the Himalayas, has persisted for centuries.

Mike Gaworecki
· Dec 04, 2017 · 11:30 pm
Meet the newly discovered spider species named after Bernie Sanders, Obama, David Bowie

‘In naming these spiders, the students and I wanted to honour people who stood up for both human rights and warned about climate change.’

Mike Gaworecki
· Oct 05, 2017 · 09:30 pm

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How the mass extinction event that killed dinosaurs gave us the majority of frogs alive today

Nearly 90% of the short-bodied, tailless amphibians roaming our planet right now first appeared in the years following the cataclysmic event.

Mike Gaworecki
· Jul 18, 2017 · 10:30 pm

Mike Gaworecki

A British study examines pangolin poaching in Assam to tackle global illegal trade

A video shot by one of the researchers shows how the mammals are tortured and killed.

Mike Gaworecki
· Dec 18, 2018 · 09:30 pm

New research has found clues to the identity of the mysterious Yeti – and it’s probably a bear

The legend of the Yeti, a mysterious, ape-like, bipedal creature rumored to live in the Himalayas, has persisted for centuries.

Mike Gaworecki
· Dec 04, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Meet the newly discovered spider species named after Bernie Sanders, Obama, David Bowie

‘In naming these spiders, the students and I wanted to honour people who stood up for both human rights and warned about climate change.’

Mike Gaworecki
· Oct 05, 2017 · 09:30 pm

How much of a shock can an electric eel deliver? A scientist just found out first-hand

‘We don’t know the main driver of the behaviour, but they need to deter predators, and I can tell you it’s really good at that.’

Mike Gaworecki
· Oct 02, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Nature’s bounty: Trees provide services worth $500 million to the world’s megacities

By naturally reducing pollution, processing stormwater and helping in energy saving, nature helps planning authorities avoid cut down certain expenses.

Mike Gaworecki
· Sep 11, 2017 · 11:30 pm

How researchers helped repopulate a tiger habitat in Nepal

Babu Ram Lamichhane led a team that documented a threefold increase in Parsa’s tiger population in just three years.

Mike Gaworecki
· Aug 20, 2017 · 08:30 pm

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Nov 10, 2024 · 08:55 am

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Watch: Crises of belonging and citizenship in Assam

Nov 07, 2024 · 03:30 pm

How the mass extinction event that killed dinosaurs gave us the majority of frogs alive today

Nearly 90% of the short-bodied, tailless amphibians roaming our planet right now first appeared in the years following the cataclysmic event.

Mike Gaworecki
· Jul 18, 2017 · 10:30 pm

Mike Gaworecki

A British study examines pangolin poaching in Assam to tackle global illegal trade

A video shot by one of the researchers shows how the mammals are tortured and killed.

Mike Gaworecki · Dec 18, 2018 · 09:30 pm

New research has found clues to the identity of the mysterious Yeti – and it’s probably a bear

The legend of the Yeti, a mysterious, ape-like, bipedal creature rumored to live in the Himalayas, has persisted for centuries.

Mike Gaworecki · Dec 04, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Meet the newly discovered spider species named after Bernie Sanders, Obama, David Bowie

‘In naming these spiders, the students and I wanted to honour people who stood up for both human rights and warned about climate change.’

Mike Gaworecki · Oct 05, 2017 · 09:30 pm

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‘We don’t know the main driver of the behaviour, but they need to deter predators, and I can tell you it’s really good at that.’

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Nature’s bounty: Trees provide services worth $500 million to the world’s megacities

By naturally reducing pollution, processing stormwater and helping in energy saving, nature helps planning authorities avoid cut down certain expenses.

Mike Gaworecki · Sep 11, 2017 · 11:30 pm

How researchers helped repopulate a tiger habitat in Nepal

Babu Ram Lamichhane led a team that documented a threefold increase in Parsa’s tiger population in just three years.

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How the mass extinction event that killed dinosaurs gave us the majority of frogs alive today

Nearly 90% of the short-bodied, tailless amphibians roaming our planet right now first appeared in the years following the cataclysmic event.

Mike Gaworecki · Jul 18, 2017 · 10:30 pm

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Mike Gaworecki
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· Dec 04, 2017 · 11:30 pm

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· Oct 05, 2017 · 09:30 pm

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· Oct 02, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Mike Gaworecki
· Sep 11, 2017 · 11:30 pm

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· Aug 20, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Mike Gaworecki
· Jul 18, 2017 · 10:30 pm