أمين عام مجلس التعاون يؤكد أهمية تعزيز المنظومات الخليجية المشتركة لتأمين الغذاء والدواء
أكد السيد جاسم محمد البديوي الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية، أن دراسة مشاريع الخزن الاستراتيجي الخليجي المقترحة، تهدف لتعزيز قدرة دول ا...
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Study: Almost All Coral Reef Ecosystems Face Risk of Collapse in 50 Years
The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released Thursday. It's the latest dose of bad news for coral reefs, which are critical sources for seafood and tourism and often serve as buffers from coastal erosion and storms. Sometimes dubbed “rainforests of the sea,” they have some of the world’s richest biodiversity. They support a quarter of marine species as well as coastal communities and businesses.
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Endangered Hawaiian Bird Uses Beak and Body to Dig Out its Dinner
The ʻakiapōlāʻau has no need for a toolbox. The endangered Hawaiian bird taps the wood of trees, hacks into it with the lower half of its unusual beak, then switches to its long, flexible upper bill to probe the hole for insect larvae to eat. New research provides the most comprehensive look yet at this Hawaiian honeycreeper's unique anatomy, showing that when the bird strikes the wood, even its legs get involved in the action.
