2019.04.28; Fwd: Weekly Digest: New Science article (5 items)

Published by DB, April 29th, 2019

From:The New York Times via IFTTT <weeklydigest@ifttt.com>

Date: Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 12:17

Science articles!

These Otters Are Popular Pets in Asia. That May Be Their Undoing.

By RACHEL NUWER

Asian small-clawed otters are increasingly popular as novelty pets, particularly in Japan. Now international trade in the species may be banned.

Published: April 21, 2019 at 05:00PM

via The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/science/asia-otters-pets-japan.html?partner=IFTTT

Sea Sponges: Nature’s Disinfectants

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY

The creatures host a number of chemicals that fight off bacteria and fungi.

Published: April 21, 2019 at 05:00PM

via The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/science/sea-sponges-bacteria.html?partner=IFTTT

An Emperor Penguin Colony in Antarctica Vanishes

By KAREN WEINTRAUB

A colony in Halley Bay lost more than 10,000 chicks in 2016 and hasn’t recovered. Some adults have relocated.

Published: April 24, 2019 at 05:00PM

via The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/science/emperor-penguins-antarctica.html?partner=IFTTT

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Rule on Abortion Referrals

By PAM BELLUCK

An administration measure would bar groups that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money.

Published: April 24, 2019 at 05:00PM

via The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/science/title-x-injunction-abortion-referrals.html?partner=IFTTT

U.S. to Consider Listing Giraffes as Endangered Species

By MIHIR ZAVERI

The population of giraffes, the tallest land animals on earth, has declined by about 40 percent in the last three decades, conservationists say.

Published: April 26, 2019 at 05:00PM

via The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/science/giraffes-endangered-species.html?partner=IFTTT