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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

To celebrate Endangered Species Day, meet the scaly-foot snail, the most metal animal in the world

Scaly-foot snails convert vent sulfur into iron-rich shells and rely on symbiotic bacteria, but deep-sea mining threatens their hydrothermal habitat.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Trump Doonbeg tells planners it can't control fate of tiny protected snails as it appeals ballroom permission

The operator of Trump Doonbeg stated that restoring the favourable conservation status of the EU protected snail, Vertigo Angustior, is beyond its control.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? visualised

Desertas petrels are storm-chasing, long-distance Atlantic migrants breeding only on Bugio Island, numbering about 200 pairs and tracked by GPS revealing their extraordinary routes.
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