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The search for Britain’s only native species of cicada By Chris Baraniuk Technology repórter This year, late in the summer, University of Oxford computer scientist Alex Rogers got an alert …

Zhang Science The ‘Gene Drive’ That Builds a Malaria-Proof Mosquito          Anopheles stephensi Mosquito (female). David Scharf/Corbis On Monday, scientists announced they could cheat the laws of …

Earth has lost a third of arable land in past 40 years, scientists say Experts point to damage caused by erosion and pollution, raising major concerns about degraded soil amid …

Russell McLendon Science journalist blogs about humans and other wildlife. Shot by poachers, elephants seek human help Three elephants in Kenya recently fled to a wildlife rehab camp after being …

Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy In less than 10 years the country has slashed its carbon footprint and lowered electricity costs, without government subsidies. …

Restore your faith in humanity in 4 minutes flat If you’re ever worried about losing faith in humankind, despair not: here is the antidote.  “No act of kindness, no matter …

Why Europe will let member states opt out of GM crops November 30, 2015 6.03am EST In the US, farmers have been cultivating crops with genetically engineered traits since the …

Como um biólogo redescobriu, nas horas vagas, uma orquídea que se acreditava extinta Anathalis guarajuenses (Foto: Marcelo Rodrigues) São Paulo tem 62 orquídeas estão “presumivelmente extintas” BRUNO CALIXTO É impressionante …