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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 …

El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve

January 7, 2016

The most magical forest on Earth lies atop a mountain Hidden in the clouds is a secret world that may soon be lost forever.  By Pierangelo Pirak In 2015, BBC …

Creepy ant experiment

January 7, 2016

 Creepy ant experiment could lead to development of mind-control drugs An enzyme has been found that instantly alters ant behavior. Could it work on people too? By: Bryan Nelson January …

The Javan green magpie

December 31, 2015

World’s rarest magpie comes to UK zoo Conservationists at Chester Zoo have started the first conservation breeding programme in Europe for one of the world’s most endangered birds. The Javan …

El Nino weather

December 31, 2015

El Nino weather: Worries grow over humanitarian impact By Matt McGrath Environment correspondente   El Nino has contributed to making 2015 the warmest year on record and will continue to …

What does it mean to be human?

December 29, 2015

A Tribute to Discomfort: Cory Richards What does it mean to be human? That existential question has been asked by our collective human heart many a time. We are all …

Sunlight and Survival

December 29, 2015

Here comes the sun: Cellular sensor helps plants find light Salk Institute    In the stem of the Arabidopsis plant, the light-sensitive receptor CRY2 (yellow) spurs a plant to begin …

Help saving the Monarch Butterfly

December 29, 2015

How to Create Your Own Monarch Butterfly Rest Stop Aug. 19, 2014 – Habitat loss and the destruction of native plants have been responsible for the rapid decline of the …