Rare gorilla with infants spotted in DRC

Camera traps have recorded two mother-infant pairs of eastern lowland gorillas, confirming the presence of healthy family groups in the Tayna Nature Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo and bringing hope for thespecies.

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Florida officials sink a ship for biodiversity

Marine life needs structures to live and thrive, and studies have shown that artificial structures provide similarly valuable habitats as reefs. To create a robust ecosystem off the shores in the Gulf of Mexico, officials sank a 100-foot vessel.

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First-ever transplant of beating heart

Surgeons have succeeded in transplanting a beating heart from a donor who suffered cardiac death, meaning the heart had stopped beating at some point. This breakthrough drastically increases the pool of healthy organs that can be transplanted.

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Stress ages - but it's reversable

The biological age of humans increases rapidly in response to diverse forms of stress. But the effect is reversed upon recovery from stress, according to a recent study. These changes can occur over relatively short periods of days or months

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Gaza is reviving its wastelands to wetlands

Gaza's once vibrant wetlands that once were an important stopover point for migrating birds turned into an ecological disaster over the past decades. A recent project aims to rehabilitate the area as a nature reserve with rich biodiversity.

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