Science & Technology Blog Map of Life: A phone app that helps track wildlife Smart phone application developed by scientists and computer programmers aims to help preserve biodiversity. Jessica Baldwin …
Pluto scientists were masters of the long haul – here’s how people stick with extremely long-term goals July 24, 2015 12.33am EDT Bruce Barry and Thomas Bateman What keeps workers going …
Endangered 60,000 antelopes died in 4 days – and no one knows why By Tia Ghose Published September 04, 2015 In May 2015, nearly half of all the …
World Supply of Fav-Afrique, an Essential Antivenom, to Run Out Within a Year By Conor Gaffey A member of staff demonstrates to tourists how to extract venom from a King …
Latest News David Dilcher This fossil from Spain calls into question the terrestrial origin of flowering plants. World’s first flowers may have come from fresh water Liz is a …
Watch: Hummingbird tongues are tiny pumps Sid is a freelance science journalist. By Sid Perkins – 18 August 2015 Hummingbird tongues are tiny pumps that suck up nectar—not merely passive strawlike …
Resurrecting a monster virus: Scientists to ‘awaken’ bug that has laid dormant in frozen Siberian wastelands for 30,000 years Virus is called Mollivirus sibericum, which means ‘soft virus from Siberia’ …
Older than the dinosaurs: Lamprey fish return to UK rivers after 200 years Ancient eel-like fish is reclaiming its former river strongholds as water quailty improves Industrial pollution drove …
Deforestation Aerial pictures reveal rampant illegal logging in Peru’s Amazon forest Up to 30 trucks are plying on a 32-mile purpose built road illegally carved out in the jungle …
Gwen Pearson Science Royal Jelly Isn’t What Makes a Queen Bee a Queen Bee There’s no place like comb: two future honey bee queens developing on a bed of royal jelly. …