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China's wild panda population has remained stable despite last year's Sichuan earthquake

China panda population stable: report

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's wild panda population has remained stable despite last year's Sichuan earthquake that damaged key areas of the endangered species' habitat, state press said Saturday.


Turtle thought to be extinct spotted in Myanmar (AP)

Turtle thought to be extinct spotted in Myanmar

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- The rare Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote forest in Myanmar, boosting chances of saving the reptile after hunting almost destroyed its population, ...


Red pandas reveal an unexpected (artificial) sweet tooth

Biology / Other

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the Monell Center report that the red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural ...


A full-sized California-style home made of bamboo

A full-sized California-style home made of bamboo

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1

A new type of eco-friendly residential house made of bamboo now stands in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.


A fabric with green sheen: Fast-growing bamboo offers more eco-friendly cloth

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Anne Kai, of Lacey, Wash., owns a small, hand-dyed fabric business with an environmental slant.


New population of highly threatened greater bamboo lemur found in Madagascar

Biology /

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers in Madagascar have confirmed the existence of a population of greater bamboo lemurs more than 400 kilometers (240 miles) from the only other place where the Critically Endangered species is known to live, raising ...