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Humans Behind Deadly Shark Attacks in Egypt

The Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has been hit by five shark attacks in two weeks. Photo: Robert Hornung / Creative Commons . A series of recent shark attacks — one of them fatal — on tourists at Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh resort have swimmers scared and authorities scrambling for an explanation. In what is surely the most bizarre theory, the governor of the region has suggested the Israeli intellige… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Animal News: Super-Tiny Chameleon, Mozilla Adopts Baby Firefoxes, and More (Slideshow)

A teensy-weensy Brookesia Chameleon. Photo: Will Burrard-Lucas Believe it or not, this lizard is actually a full-grown adult, measuring about an inch in length — making it one of the smallest reptiles on the planet. Find more on this little critter and the arrest of a smuggler of thousands of endangered spiders, videos of jaguar fishing, lion cubs swimming, and more in the Week in Animal News.

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Bird Once Thought Extinct Now Found Nesting in U.S.

Photo: USFWS Endangered Species / CC In the middle of the last century, things weren’t looking good for the majestic Short-tailed Albatross. From a hardy population estimated to be in the millions just decades earlier, the bird’s numbers underwent a dramatic decline from over-hunting — nearly disappearing from th… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Powerful and Deadly Hurricanes, As Seen From Outer Space (Slideshow)

Photo credit: NASA Goddard For coastal regions around the world, the threat of hurricanes —strong storms fueled by warm air and water—is a seasonal reality. Each year, storm cells form over the ocean and begin moving towards land, sometimes growing into massive tropical cyclones—like Hurricane Gordon, seen here—capable of causing damage with heavy rain,

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TED Talk: How Do You Make and Enforce Laws on the High Seas?

Photo via Mission Blue The majority of the ocean is thought of as unowned. About 64% is ungoverned by any national law. And yet so much of it needs protections and regulations so that the wildlife can survive, let alone thrive. How do we go about making and enforcing laws that are reasonable and effective, and benefit both humans and marine life? Kristina Gjerde is an expert in this area and gave a talk earlier in the year during the Mission Blue Voyage. Here are here insights into how we might save the unprotected oceans from problems like bottom-tra… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Rachael Harris and Angela Kinsey Hit the Water for Sea Turtles (Video)

Image via Oceana video Oceana has launched a new PSA for sea turtles that takes a silly approach to a serious issue. The ad features comedians Angela Kinsey (“The Office”) and Rachael Harris (“My Boys” and “The Hangover”) as the two work very hard to be the next Bond girls. Watch the video after the jumo. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How Cities Must Change Radically in Face of Population Growth

Image credit: Forum for the Future , used with permission. As Lloyd reminded us, Alex Steffen once posted on the now sadly discontinued Worldchanging a fabulous piece called My Other Car is a Bright Green City . And yesterday, Lloyd also posted about a bike advocate complaining about the electric car hype that is so rife in the media (this site … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Polar Bear Mothers Spotted Swimming With Their Cubs on Their Backs

Photo credit: Polar Cruises / Creative Commons In the Arctic, polar bears have recently been observed swimming in icy water while carrying young cubs on their backs . It’s the result, researchers explained, of having to swim greater distances to find solid sea ice—and is an innovation that may be crucial for the survival of the species…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Get to Know an Awesome Animal: The Galapagos Penguin

Photo credit: Collin Dunn When it comes to the Galapagos, most people think : Islands; tropical; Equator; volcanoes; some variation on those general ideas probably pops to mind, unless you’ve been here. If you have been here, you probably know that a few of the islands are home to the Galapagos Penguin. If you haven’t been here (or studied the islands, or just know a lot about it), you may be thinking one thing: What the heck are penguins doing on the equator?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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3 Things the U.S. Can Learn About Recycling from the Galapagos

Photo credit: Collin Dunn The ballooning rates of people coming to the Galapagos, as residents or tourists , over the past few years has created a variety of environmental concerns for the islands. Not least of these is waste management, as the increasing human presence has created an unprecedented amount of waste. While creating and implementing a zero wa… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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