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The next wave of genetically modified crops is making its way to market—and might just ease concerns over "Frankenfoods"
A proposed ban of pesticides called neonicotinoids is gathering scientific support as some experts are calling for more field studies. The goal is to reverse massive honeybee hive die-offs, which also afflict U.S. farming
Wallace, who came up with the concept of evolution by natural selection independently of Charles Darwin, had the house built in 1872 in Grays, England. The naturalist is said to have lived in the house for about four years
Testimonies made to two royal commissions in the 19th century suggest that bottom trawling was depleting whitefish at that time, documenting concerns about this practice long before detailed records came into use
Protection for elephants, rhinos, sharks and trees was extended by states party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Researchers are marshaling technology in a bid to thwart the harvest-threatening outbreak in Central America
Oversize penises are not always enough to let these immobile crustaceans mate if the animals live in solitude, so they release sperm into the sea, which allows other barnacles to capture it and thus fertilize eggs
If stem cell tools can make drug development more efficient, it could arrest the decline of industry funding in neurological conditions, where drug development has proved especially expensive and tricky
A relaxation of "executive functions" during rapping allows for more natural de-focused attention and uncensored processes to occur--possibly the hallmark of creativity, a researcher says
A U.N. meteorological body has approved a framework for managing climate predictions to advise policymakers and locals on crop production, infrastructure planning and disease management
Researchers hope the estimate will spur government action, and point out that the annual costs are a fraction of the value of nature's 'ecosystem services'
Protection measures seem to have had no impact on whale deaths, according to a new study that reinforces the need for science-based approaches to reducing large-whale mortality
New work explains how a microbe can thrive in the high-arsenic conditions of California's Mono Lake
Known as the "iron man," a 24-centimeter-high sculpture was likely created from a piece of the Chinga meteorite that was strewn across the border region between Russia and Mongolia between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago
A recent study is fueling controversy over a widely used type of intravenous fluid--hydroxethyl starch
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