Australia quietly adds 49 species to threatened and endangered lists Brush-tailed bettong, three-toed snake-tooth skink, swift parrot and types of orchid and albatross listed A ghost bat bats receives a …
A New Weapon in the War on Weeds: Flamethrowers Long used in agriculture, land managers are now wondering whether cooking weeds to death is better than pesticides Meghan Fellows sprays …
Rapid Zika Test Is Introduced by Researchers By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.MAY 6, 2016 A paper-based test can diagnose a Zika virus infection within a few hours. Credit Wyss …
The museum has generated controversy over gentrification of Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympics. (Luiz Souza/NurPhoto/Corbis ) By Jennifer Billock A new sentry stands guard on Rio de …
Tillandsia nizandaensis Ehlers, sp. nov. Die Brom. 1: 33-36. 2016 A Tillandsia hammeri Rauh & Ehlers, cui versimiliter affinis, habitu majori, stolonibus longis, foliis viridioribus, inflorescentia saepe duplo-composita, spicis latioribus, …
The monkey that became a midwife In an remarkably rare act, a female langur monkey becomes a midwife, helping another give birth The langur monkey is about to give birth …
Shining Light on Brazil’s Secret Coral Reef The massive, previously unstudied reef is unlike any other known on Earth Researchers sort through finds recovered from trawling in the central section …
Celebrate Earth Day With a 4,800-Year-Old Tree (If You Can Find It) Trilobites By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG APRIL 22, 2016 This is not Methuselah, it’s another bristlecone pine in the same …
Quora Question: What’s the Impact of Electric Cars on Oil-Rich Nations? By Quora Contributor An all-electric battery concept car called LeSEE is shown during the Auto China 2016 show in …
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