Horseshoe crab blood is used to help develop medicine, but some people want the practice stopped. …
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Rosewood smuggling in The Gambia: Shipping firm halts timber exports
A BBC investigation found vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from The Gambia. …
Coronavirus: WHO rethinking how Covid-19 spreads in air
The WHO has acknowledged there is evidence that Covid-19 can be spread by airborne particles. …
New government unit to take over Covid response
There are questions over whether the Joint Biosecurity Centre has the expertise needed for the job. …
Coronavirus: 'The masks you throw away could end up killing a whale'
As the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more protective equipment is ending up in…
Esa and Nasa line up satellites to measure Antarctic sea-ice
Aligning polar satellites will enable the first ever reliable maps of Antarctic sea-ice thickness. …
Dinosaur ancestors 'may have been tiny'
Dinosaurs are thought of as giant creatures, but new work adds to evidence they started out…
Dakota Access Pipeline: Judge suspends use of key oil link
The pipeline, which protesters fought against, is ordered to conduct a fresh environmental review. …
Siberian Arctic sees record average temperatures
The heat in June helped fan wildfires and released 59m tonnes of carbon dioxide, scientists say. …
Coronavirus: Spanish study casts doubt on herd immunity feasibility
A Lancet study estimates that around just 5% of the Spanish population has developed antibodies. …