Cloned Meat Soon to Hit European Supermarkets
Cattle cloning has long been standard practice in the United States. Now EU agriculture ministers have decided that cloned meat and milk should be allowed …
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Germany’s Mystery Cow Disease: ‘Holy Mary, Help Us in Our Hour of Need!’
A mysterious illness is causing calves to bleed to death on German farms. Veterinarians are stumped over what is causing the deaths: vaccines, genetically modified …
An Undersea Kama Sutra: The Disturbing Sex Lives of Deep Sea Squid
A Dutch biologist has extensively studied the reproductive techniques of deep-ocean squid. During sex, they are brutal and ruthless — and sometimes clumsy. By Philip …
German Cities for the Bees: Wanted — Young, Urban, Professional Beekeepers
Germany is running out of bees. But urban beekeeping may just be the solution. The country’s aging beekeepers are looking to attract young city dwellers …
The Price of Survival: What Would It Cost to Save Nature?
How much is the Earth worth to us? At a global conference in Bonn, Germany, representatives of 191 nations are discussing a revolution in conservation. …
The Taxidermy World Championships: Finding Life in Dead Animals
Last week saw the World Taxidermy Championships take place in Salzburg, Austria — the first time the event has ever been staged in Europe. It …
Polar Bears for the South Pole?: Biologists Debate Relocating Imperiled Species
As global warming changes the face of habitats around the world, scientists are asking if humans can help save species from extinction by moving them …
Elephant Poaching on the Rise: Africa Mulls Loosening Ivory Trade Ban
Some African nations are seeking to relax an international ban on the ivory trade, but wildlife conservations fear that will lead to a renewed massacre …