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Climate change could become main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century: Study
"By including all world regions in our model, we were able to fill many blind spots and address …
PTI
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The world's most popular banana faces extinction. Researchers are racing to find a solution.
Yelloway One is a new variety of banana that's edible and resistant to some key fungal diseases. It…
Jenny McGrath
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Pesticides are leaving lasting behavioural changes through generations of fish, study finds
Even minute pesticide exposures during development can trigger lasting behavioural changes in fish.…
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Scientists want to send our endangered species to the Moon to “save” them
Scientists are considering using the moon's craters for cryopreserving endangered species' cells to…
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First successful IVF rhino pregnancy could save the Northern White Rhinoceros from certain extinction
In a groundbreaking feat, scientists have achieved the world's first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) p…
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Our ancestors bred with Neanderthals 50,000 years ago — here's where scientists think they did it
Scientists have pinpointed the Zagros Mountains as a key site where Homo sapiens and Neanderthals i…
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Octopus DNA gives scientists a glimpse into Antarctica's ancient past, and a possible highly unstable future
By studying the DNA of separate octopus populations, they stumbled upon a remarkable truth: around …
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Mexico's draught is so severe you can see the effects from space
Most of Mexico has experienced severe drought this year. Satellite images and ground photos show ho…
Jenny McGrath
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Newly-discovered beetle named after beer company due to its bottle opener-shaped penis!
To capture the imagination of the public, the researchers have created a functional stainless steel…
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Starfishes are just one big head and no limbs, say scientists
While the starfish may appear to boast numerous "arms" extending from its central body, recent rese…
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Jeff Bezos has a vision to colonize space with a trillion people. We asked experts to put it to the test.
Jeff Bezos dreams of a future where a trillion humans live in the solar system. But experts are ske…
Ellyn Lapointe
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WATCH: Rare giant squid with ‘headlight’ tentacles spotted attacking underwater camera!
The Dana octopus squid is a deep-sea creature known for its considerable size and unique biological…
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The steps that could help address biodiversity loss could also help fix the climate crisis
Panelists who took part in an Insider panel said issues like biodiversity loss and the climate cris…
Catherine Boudreau
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More than 25% of biodiversity is under our feet — but we're destroying it. A biotech startup that's raised $56 million has a plan to help save our soil.
Humans rely on healthy soils for 95% of our food. The women-led startup Trace Genomics uses DNA dat…
Amanda Paule
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$1.5 billion startup says it's getting close to bringing the woolly mammoth back from the dead with elephant cells
Colossal Biosciences, valued at $1.5 billion, said it can create a mammoth-like, gene-edited creatu…
Marianne Guenot
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Window to address climate change closing rapidly: IUCN seven Commissions ahead of COP28
The window of opportunity to address climate change and biodiversity loss is closing rapidly, the I…
ANI
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About 90% of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3 degrees warming says new study
About 90 per cent of the Himalayan Region will experience drought lasting over a year if global war…
PTI
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Remnants of life in ancient rocks reveal Earth had a rich ecosystem 3.4 billion years ago
Researchers found chemical signatures in rocks that provided an unprecedented insight into the biod…