Good news for the whales comes in threes. And then you get a dollop of extra. Asahi Shinbum, one of Japan’s biggest newspapers, reports a victory in the whale wars: there will be a 20 percent reduction in the number of whales targeted in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary hunt this year — the first […]

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We have set up a Climate Rescue Station on the edge of a vast open pit coal mine in Konin, Poland. The Rescue Station is a four storey tall globe, and will stay here to highlight the true cost of coal in the lead up to crucial UN climate negotiations taking place in Poznan, Poland […]

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As the whaling fleet prepares to depart Japan, evidence is mounting of an industry in terminal disarray, as new revelations of financial and image problems add to the woes of the scandal-plagued industry.     Full Story…

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One of the most important things you are going to do during the upcoming SfN Annual Meeting in Washington DC is to stroll around NIH row. Right?
I have a few thoughts for the trainees after the jump.
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Is ready for reading at Submitted to a Candid World.
I never thought I’d see the day when a Tangled Bank host would compare PZ Meyers to John McCain, but I admit, it was tastefully done.
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