A new paper shows how the lifespan of the adult honeybee appears to have shrunk by nearly 50% in the past 50 years. The European R...
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Soaring industrial livestock production is dramatically increasing greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and biodiversity loss. ...
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Projects meant to regenerate Australia’s outback forests to store carbon dioxide have been awarded millions of carbon credits â€...
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The Congo Basin’s Cuvette Centrale, the world’s largest complex of tropical peatlands, covers an area slightly larger than th...
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The traditional practice of mixing crops was nearly wiped out by industrial agriculture, but maslins are poised for a comeback....
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After a long drive, the only thing that makes our stomachs churn faster than a windshield smeared with bug guts is a windshield be...
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THE CATHODE ISÂ a marvel of molecular choreography. How much power a battery holds, and how long it lasts, depends on its lattice ...
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Wild populations of a number of animals have plummeted nearly 70Â per cent in the last 50Â years according to a new study highligh...
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If rising seas engulf the Maldives and Tuvalu, will those countries be wiped off the map? And what happens to their citizens? The ...
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Enzymes that rapidly break down plastic bags have been discovered in the saliva of wax worms, which are moth larvae that infest be...
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Bitcoin mining in 2020 used more energy than Austria or Portugal, and its emissions as a proportion of market value were comparab...
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Scientists warn that the Amazon is hurtling toward a tipping point, beyond which it would begin to transition from lush tropical f...
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