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Nine streets in London ban diesel and gasoline cars in "pioneering" ultra-low emission scheme

An intriguing policy.

Brown bear saliva kills a bacteria that current antibiotics are unable to treat

Slather me in it!

Venomous creatures could hold the key to innovative drug therapies

Specific substances from venom could be useful in devising new treatments.

Autonomous killer drone aims to save the Great Barrier Reef

Can we please call these things Star Destroyers? Please?

Find a mate or stay safe? A tricky decision for male deer

As exciting as mating is, it's more important to stay safe.

Semi-artificial photosynthesis points the way to a viable hydrogen economy

A little help from life goes a long way.

French environment minister quits during live interview -- says we're not doing enough

It's an extremely courageous decision -- and we can only hope his call doesn't go unheard.

Tiny fish passes mirror test, might be self-aware

Not only would it be exciting to see self-awareness develop on the fish's restrained 'hardware', but also to understand what that difference means in terms of how the fish experience self-awareness.

Crustaceans Help Track Movements of Prehistoric Whales

When tiny animals hitch a ride on baleen whales, they also record their movements.

England's meager 5p plastic bag tax did wonders -- and it's about to increase to 10p

A small step that goes a very long way.

New Bombali Ebola Virus Found in Bats

Bombali is not a portmanteau of Bombay and Bali; it is a novel virus in bats in Sierra Leone.

Extremely cold climate may have sealed Neanderthals' extinction

Climate change was unforgiving with the Neanderthals.

New Zealand penguins can parent and then swim 6,000 km

What super-parents.

Climate change denial linked to right-wing nationalism, new study finds

Well, well -- who would have guessed.

Goats can tell when you're happy -- and they like it when you smile

Just like humans, goats prefer hanging out with happy people.

European drought reveals cautionary "Hunger Stones" in Czech river

Our forefathers left behind an ominous warning for us -- and we'd best heed it. Otherwise, we can start carving our own years into the rocks.

Perfectly preserved 40,000-year-old foal belonging to now-extinct horse found in Siberian Permafrost

The baby horse still has its fur coat and hoofs.

Beluga whales, killer whales, and narwhals also go through menopause

It actually makes a lot of sense.

Spear-wielding robot might one day protect coral from invasive species

An unlikely hero might save coral from lionfish.

Europe set to ban halogen light bulbs

Here's why this is a good thing.

Oldest Arctic ice now breaking apart due to global warming

One of the last Arctic ice bastions is far less resilient than we thought.

This year, the UK had a tropical summer -- and you can probably thank global warming for that

Have you noticed summers getting hotter and hotter?

The most popular exotic pets are also the most likely to wind up in the wild

Many iguanas and huge snakes wind up in the wild, where they become invasive species after their owners realize they can't take care of them.

Macaws can communicate with each other by blushing

We may have forgotten how to blush, but macaws certainly haven't.

Arctic seabirds also affected by climate change

Global warming meets the circle of life: water heats up, krill gets killed off, krill-eating birds suffer.

Ants develop division of duties, even in groups as small as six

Division of labor, once thought to be a hallmark of mankind, is also present in the animal world.

'Survival of the laziest': species that consume less energy better suited to dodging extinction

For some species, chilling is the best survival strategy.

California is generating so much renewable energy, it's about to take a break

California's green policy is so successful it needs to slow down for a bit.

A new look at an old fossil reveals how lemurs could have evolved

A fascinating prospect.

Contact lenses break down into microplastics -- so don't flush them down!

Just throw them in the trash if you don't want them on your plate later on.

Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere

This could be big.

Tiny phytoplankton may be able to change the weather

Strength in numbers.

New pesticide found to be as harmful to bumblebees as used pesticides

We need a better solution.

Nanoparticle treatment developed to scrub water clean of oil pollution

Nobody likes oil in their water.

The dirty link between deforestation, illegal fishing, and tax havens

Tax havens are even more problematic than we thought.

France trains birds to pick up the litter

It's an interesting man-animal collaboration.

Ivory trade made Greenland great, then barren again

Turns out a one-trick economy never lasts long.

Europe is so hot right now that it has to stop its nuclear plants

There's a particular irony to this situation.

Bermuda fireworms glow in a one-of-a-kind way

Glow your own way.

Geoengineering the Earth against climate change might do as much harm as good

It looks like we'll have to tackle climate change the good old-fashioned way

Scientists manage to keep proteins 'alive' outside cells

The discovery paves the way for advanced materials that have the same functionality as living organisms.

We can limit global warming to 1.5°C -- but we need to change how we travel, heat homes, and use devices

This might just work.

Study calls for regulating energy-intensive Bitcoin transactions

Bitcoin has a lot of work to do before it fulfills its promise.

Brands and ads displaying wild animals could make us oblivious to the fact that they're dying off

You probably think there are a lot of these animals running around.

'Spicy' seeds coated in ghost peppers ward off mice and help restore America's grasslands

Scientists are saving America's iconic prairies from mice by coating seeds with hot peppers.

Curbing climate change: carbon storage is good, forests are oft-times better

If it ain't broken, don't replace it with a powerplant.

"No convincing alternative" to human activity causing climate change, US' National Climate Assessment reports

We're way past the 'if' moment -- it's time to act.

Vaccinating against livestock disease could reduce poverty in eastern Africa, study finds

Vaccines could go a long way towards alleviating poverty in the area.

Annual killifish get the prize for youngest sexually mature vertebrate

Live fast, die young.

Human activity is causing cancer in many species of wildlife -- and this effect is greatly underestimated

Humans a bringing about cancer to a staggering amount of wild species.

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