Climate Change
Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe and Possibly Good for Climate Change
The National Academy of Sciences reaffirmed GMO safety and pointed to the potential for future improvements
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Environment
Gridlock over Italy's Olive Tree Deaths Starts to Ease
A court ruling paves the way for disease-containment measures, but the risk of spread to other regions and nations remains
Policy
China Will Start the World's Largest Carbon Trading Market
Even though China has a non-market economy, it has learned from mistakes in Europe and California
Conservation
Fractured Monkeys
A new study of one of the world’s most endangered primates finds new clues to its conservation
Should Tourists Swim with Endangered Sea Turtles?
Researchers in Barbados have found some unusual side effects when people join green turtles in the ocean
Energy
Fossil Fuels May Not Dwindle Anytime Soon
The U. S. Energy Information Administration foresees continued dominance for coal, gas and oil
East of Siberia: Walking Rivers with Tigers
I'm convinced one was watching us from the cover of fallen log and concealing branch as we hiked
Environment
A Fifth of Plants Risk Extinction as Farms, Logging Expand
But new species, like a 1.5-meter carnivorous plant, are still being found
Conservation
Only Three Addax Antelopes Left in the Wild?
A new survey finds this critically endangered species on the knife’s edge of extinction
Energy
U.S. Proposes Giving Wind Farms Permits for Eagle Deaths
Permits would forgive thousands of eagle deaths from turbine, tower and wire collisions
Natural Disasters
Drought-Hit Zimbabwe Puts Wild Animals Up for Sale
Country plans to “de-stock its parks” and seeks buyers who can manage wildlife
Environment
Florida Reefs Begin to Dissolve Much Sooner Than Expected
Reefs are disappearing decades ahead of schedule
Biology
Audacious Stem Cell Plan Aims to Halt Rhino Extinction
Effort depends on transforming rhino tissue into sperm and egg cells
Conservation
Cattle Drug Threatens Thousands of Vultures
Modelling study paints bleak picture for Europe’s bird populations
Conservation
Royal Cambodian Turtle Population Plummets 95 Percent; Just 10 Left in the Wild
Attempts to save this revered species in the rivers of Cambodia appear to have failed
Mind & Brain
Different Minds: The Wide World of Animal Smarts
Primatologist Frans de Waal discusses his latest book, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Norton, 2016).
Black-Throated Finch Extinct in New South Wales
A few of these rare birds still exist in neighboring Queensland, but planned coal mines could push them over the edge
Conservation
Traces of Pharmaceuticals Dwell in Wastewater-Grown Veggies
Volunteers who ate veggies grown in wastewater had higher (but still safe) levels of an epilepsy drug in their urine, compared with subjects who ate freshwater-grown veggies. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Conservation
Why Kenya Is Burning 100 Tons of Elephant Ivory
Paleontologist-turned-politician Richard Leakey talks with Scientific American about his efforts to save Kenya’s wildlife
Conservation
The Race to Save Myanmar's Remarkable Biodiversity
Conservationists are looking to ecotourism to preserve Myanmar's wilderness, but challenges abound
