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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 …

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 …