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Wild deer will become Australia’s ‘next rabbit plague’ without a containment zone, experts say

Wild deer populations have increased tenfold over the past two decades, with their numbers now too high to be managed by recreational hunting or other recent control measures. The number of invasive species is now so large in parts of the east coast that a new national strategy by the federal and state governments proposes …

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'Investment opportunities': Experts say space companies need a boost in Canada

‘Investment opportunities’: Experts say space companies need a boost in Canada

It’s hard to make things work in space, and even harder to make money there. With a long history in the space industry and a handful of healthy companies, Canadians are good at both. But industry executives and experts say the country needs a boost to maintain an edge in a sector poised to soar. …

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Experts urgently warn of the need to tackle the planet's biodiversity loss

Experts urgently warn of the need to tackle the planet’s biodiversity loss

Despite efforts to mitigate biodiversity loss, global species extinction continues to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, climate experts have warned ahead of the world’s largest gathering of environment ministers on biodiversity . “The biggest challenge to biodiversity, of course, is climate change (and, in the ocean, its evil twin, ocean acidification),” said Robin Craig, professor …

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New subvariants, holiday gatherings may bring more COVID, but experts don't expect big surge

New subvariants, holiday gatherings may bring more COVID, but experts don’t expect big surge

As millions of Americans travel to reunite with friends and family over the coming days, chances are COVID-19 will follow. Experts expect Thanksgiving gatherings to stir up social media and give new coronavirus subvariants new pockets of vulnerable people to infect. As a result, cases and hospitalizations may increase after the holidays, as they have …

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New subvariants, holiday gatherings may bring more COVID, but experts don't expect big surge

New subvariants, holiday gatherings may bring more COVID, but experts don’t expect big surge

As millions of Americans travel to reunite with friends and family over the coming days, chances are COVID-19 will follow. Experts expect Thanksgiving gatherings to stir up social media and give new coronavirus subvariants new pockets of vulnerable people to infect. As a result, cases and hospitalizations may increase after the holidays, as they have …

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