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Operation Christmas Tree Drop

January 15, 2016

New Orleans’ dead Christmas trees given new life deep in the bayou It’s a bird … it’s a plane … if it’s in New Orleans, it’s just a Black Hawk …

Brazil's Mata do Passarinho

January 15, 2016

‘Songbird Forest’ expands to save species Brazil’s Mata do Passarinho — an oasis for rare birds, including one species with just 15 survivors left — is now 50 percent larger. …

Forecasting Auroras

January 15, 2016

  Never miss the northern lights thanks to this handy tool Jaymi Heimbuch Photo: TonToxin/Shutterstock The northern lights are known for two things: their astounding beauty and their notoriously short …

A lamp that plugs into a potted plant!

January 10, 2016

 Lamp powered by a single plant can stay lit for hours No outlet needed for this lamp — just plug it into the nearest plant. By: Bryan Nelson The lamp …

Oropouche fever

January 10, 2016

Vírus transmitido por insetos pode ser confundido com dengue Cientistas alertam que Oropouche pode causar metade dos casos suspeitos no Brasil por Ana Lucia Azevedo 07/01/2016 A síndrome viral é …

Zika virus

January 10, 2016

Mosquitoes Are Spreading a Rare Virus Around the World Click to Open Overlay GalleryAedes Aegypti Mosquito Science Source/Getty Images Brian Foy came home from a trip to Senegal to study …

É impossível acabar com o Aedes Aegypti

January 10, 2016

“É impossível acabar com o Aedes aegypti”, diz criadora de mosquito transgênico  A pesquisadora Margareth Capurro, da USP, alerta: contra o Aedes, transmissor do zika e da dengue, é preciso …

Poisoned baits for wildlife

January 10, 2016

Illegal marijuana farms are poisoning Pacific fishers A threatened species is on the brink of disappearing as pot farms on public land dish out poisoned baits for wildlife. Jaymi Heimbuch …