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It's official: pesticides are harming the bees

Perhaps it's time to consider a full-scale ban.

Beech trees are booming in northeastern United States due to climate change, and this is a problem

Beech trees' range has expanded dramatically, suffocating birch of maple trees.

Norway to invest $13 million in “Doomsday” Seed Vault

We hope this vault will never be needed. But just in case...

In 2016, fishing ships cast their nets on over 55% of the ocean surface

That's a lot of fishing.

The Hjertefølgers' cob house might just be the coziest place in the subarctic

Please adopt me I wanna be part of this!

Saddle up: New evidence forces us to rethink what we know about horse history

Instead of the domesticated horses deriving from today's wild horses, it's the other way around.

How bats don't get sick despite carrying the highest number of viruses

It's the most disease-infested mammal in the world but yet bats not only survive, they thrive. What's their secret?

Sea urchins drill holes into rocky reefs at an impressive rate

They're hungry!

Plants' climate-compensation systems will be overwhelmed by climate change

Climate change could cause an ecological break-down.

Incredible farm in Michigan becomes the world's second 'Living Building'

Can I rent a room?

Using rocks for farming could improve soil quality, reduce CO2 emissions

The practice could reduce the need for pesticides, improve soil quality, and absorb carbon dioxide.

Using sounds and behaviour to keep birds from dangers like wind turbines

It could save the lives of millions of birds.

Trafficking routes for pangolins have been uncovered in Western Africa

Traders are avoiding law enforcement by going across remote forest borders.

Coffee farming "can be a win-win for birds and farmers", paper finds

It will keep you civil on a Monday morning and keep some bird species happy -- it's coffee!

Australian fire beetles have built-in heat sensors to avoid hot wood

Bring the heat!

Borneo has lost nearly 150,000 orangutans since 1999

They're resilient and they can make a recovery, if we just cut down on the palm oil.

There are vast quantities of mercury in the permafrost. With global warming, it's now seeping away

Another problem caused by climate change.

Huge Antarctic iceberg exposes mysterious marine ecosystem hidden beneath the ice for 120,000 years

One of the biggest icebergs in the world has now exposed a potentially alien-like ecosystem.

Germany wants to make all public transit free to cut back on pollution

The country wants to first experiment with the proposal in five cities.

A greener Mardi Gras: scientists develop degradable beads from microalgae

If it makes for a greener Mardi Gras, I'm all for it.

Extinction model that factors in body size explains why animals tend to evolve larger bodies

The model teaches us what makes a species more resilient with limited resources.

Sea level rise is accelerating, could lead to twice as much sea level rise by 2100 than previously expected

Sea levels aren't only rising, they're doing so at an accelerating rate.

Witness the birth of an octopus at the Virginia Aquarium-- and learn how it happens

The miracle of life.

National Parks might soon become smarter and more eco-friendly

I, for one, welcome the idea of Smart Parks.

Scientists outfit praying mantises with tiny 3D glasses, find new type of stereo vision

Turns out the praying mantis sees in 3D quite differently from us -- and this could be exploited by new drones.

Loneliest frog in the world is looking for a Match to save his species

This is not your typical online dating profile.

Meteorite and volcanoes may have worked together to wipe out dinosaurs

It was a devastating one-two punch.

Deep-sea marine animals lay eggs near hydrothermal vents so they hatch faster

This is the first time scientists have seen a marine animal doing this.

Fastest shark on Earth might inspire the next-generation of drones and wind turbines

Lessons from the fastest-swimming shark on the planet.

Strong as steel and lightweight? Must be superdense wood

Wooden't you try this building material?

Stomach burn: toads vomit bombardier beetles which trigger explosions in the gut

This amazing insect doesn't flinch at the thought of getting eaten. It pops!

Solar fuels just years away, propelled by breakthrough in catalyst research

Research doesn't have to be glamorous or flashy to be significant.

Among fruits and vegetables, bananas are the biggest waste culprits

We, as consumers, are also at blame.

A new Iron Curtain is falling over Europe -- a "coal curtain"

A coal curtain is falling over the Old Continent.

Almost all members of US National Park Service Board resign, citing apathy and indifference

Strike another loss for the good guys.

Porsche is doubling its investment in electric and hybrid vehicles

A move in the right direction by Porche and its parent company Volkswagen.

Beetles have shrunk 20% in the past century, likely due to climate change

This study is the first evidence of this phenomenon in nature.

Cave crocodiles that swim in bat poop are evolving into a new species

Sometimes, you gotta get your feet wet to do science. In bat feces.

Chile to start phase-out of coal

Chile is the latest country to announce a coal phase-out.

The Search for Alien Life: We Have Been Looking in the Wrong Places

If there are any, aliens should be less conspicuous and charismatic-looking than most people think.

30% of the European Union's electricity came from renewables in 2017

These are encouraging news, but everything is not rosy in Europe.

Humanity killed off mega-herbivores -- but climate change might warrant bringing them back

Turns out eating all the mammoth wasn't that good of an idea.

Orcas are able to imitate human speech. Here's how it sounds like

These clever marine mammals never cease to amaze us!

Miami launches bacteria-infected mosquitoes to fight Zika virus

If infected male mosquitoes mate with non-infected females, the eggs will not hatch.

FDA shuts down nicotine addiction study over allegations of "cruel" treatment of animals

The monkeys used in the study will be sent to an animal sanctuary.

Naked mole-rats live extremely long lives and do not age, study finds

These are wrinkled creatures have some amazing superpowers.

EPA ends important Clean Air policy, fulfilling request of fossil fuel lobby

Strike another win for the bad guys.

Light pollution from research ship makes Artic zooplankton return to the deep

A team of researchers modified a kayak, equipped it with sensors, a petrol engine, strapped it to a ship, and set out to sea to measure zooplankton's reaction to artificial light.

Waving away mosquitoes teaches them to stop bothering prey

Mosquitoes learned to associate smells with vibrations mimicking human hand movements produced by "the vortexer" machine.

Veterinarians treat burned bears with fish skin -- and it seems to be working

The unusual treatment might have just saved the bears' life.

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