Of the three billion base pairs in the human genome, less than two percent contain the…
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Bending the rules: A revolutionary new way for metals to be malleable
For nearly 100 years, scientists thought they understood everything there was to know about how metals…
Green turtles eat plastic that looks like their food
Green turtles are more likely to swallow plastic that resembles their natural diet of sea grass,…
Australia pledges to stop exporting its trash
Australia pledged Friday to stop exporting recyclable waste amid global concerns about plastic polluting the oceans…
Super Typhoon Lekima barrels towards China
China issued a red alert for incoming Super Typhoon Lekima which is expected to batter eastern…
Can we eat Big Macs and still avoid climate chaos?
Not everyone needs to become a vegetarian, much less vegan, to keep the planet from overheating,…
Trump administration re-authorizes 'cyanide bombs' to kill wildlife
US President Donald Trump’s administration has re-authorized the use of controversial poison traps known as “cyanide…
Trash for tickets on Indonesia's 'plastic bus'
Dozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy…
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya's fossil treasury
The only hint that something extraordinary lay inside the plain wooden drawer in an unassuming office…
World's largest frogs build their own ponds for their young
The first example of “nest”-building in an African amphibian, the Goliath frog, has been described in…