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Conservationists are devoted to the conservation of plant and animal life on Earth. By conserving natural resources, conservationists hope to protect the supply of food and energy resources.

Featured Article:  How the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Works

Winning first prize at the school science fair is one thing, but what if your project really made a difference? Could your project really change the world? See more »

How the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Works

How the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Works

Winning first prize at the school science fair is one thing, but what if your project really made a difference? Could your project really change the world?

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What's going into Norway's 'doomsday vault'?

What's going into Norway's 'doomsday vault'?

While some of us are stocking up on duct tape and bottled water, the government of Norway is preparing for the event that doomsday leaves some long-term survivors who need to rebuild. The Arctic vault in Svalbard is preparing for the worst case scena

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Carolus Linnaeus

Linnaeus, Carolus (1707–1778), a Swedish naturalist. Linnaeus developed systematic methods for classifying and naming plants and animals.

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Charles Robert Darwin

Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882), an English naturalist. His theory of evolution by means of natural selection is one of the greatest contributions ever made to science.

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David Attenborough

Attenborough, David (1926-) is a British naturalist and television broadcaster who created leading television wildlife programs.

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David Fleay

Fleay, David (1907-1993), an Australian zoologist, was the first person to breed a platypus (an unusual, egg-laying mammal) in captivity in 1944.

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David Starr Jordan

Jordan, David Starr (1851-1931) was an American educator, naturalist, and ichthyologist who named 1,085 genera and more than 2,500 species of fish as well as their broader classifications.

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Eric Worrell

Worrell, Eric (1924-1987) was an Australian naturalist who established the Australian Eeptile Park in Gos-ford, New South Wales, Australia, in 1960.

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Francois Peron

Peron, Francois (1775-1810) wrote the first description of the Tasmanian Aborigines.

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George Adamson

George Adamson (1906–1989) was a wildlife conservationist and game warden in East Africa.

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How the Eden Project Works

The Eden Project is an incredible set of massive greenhouses in Cornwall, England. Check out this amazing place!

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Joy Adamson

Joy Adamson (1910-1980) was a wildlife conservationist, writer, and painter whose work with African wildlife brought international attention to the plight of wild animals around the world.

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