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China sets a temporary ban on wildlife trade. But could it be permanent?

Conservationists call for a permanent ban on trade of wild animals in markets and online.

Little owl eats all the mice, grows too fat to fly

She's my spirit animal.

Soft robot hand can sweat to keep itself cool

Inspired by human's unique ability to keep cool, researchers have designed a soft robot that sweats.

The International Space Station will soon have a 'space hotel' for the wealthy

If you want a seat, you'd best save up $50 million by 2024

Why do men and women store fat differently? The answer might lie with fruit flies

Certain genes cause differences in how body fat is stored among the sexes. This insight could someday be used to treat metabolic-related illnesses.

Praise, rather than punishment, improves classroom focus by 30%

The more teachers praised instead of scolding, the more students paid attention in class.

In 2019, more Americans went to the library than the movies. Yes, really

Congrats to all of you!

Researchers develop new bandage that senses and treats drug-resistant bacteria

Resistance to antibiotics is one of the main threats to global health, with two million new infections in the US every year showing resistance to antibiotics. That’s why identifying and treating bacterial infections earlier is key, helping to improve patients’ recovery and reducing the spread of microbes. A team of researchers reporting in the American […]

Pollination is now more successful in cities than rural areas

Don't "hurray". This isn't actually good news.

World's first genetically-engineered moths released in the wild

This could revolutionize the field of crop protection.

Scientists drill on an Antarctic glacier to see if it will collapse

The Thwaites Glacier is 74.000 square miles and is vulnerable to climate change

Cathedral-nesting bees showcase Panama City's 19th-century environment

It's buzzing with knowledge.

The Pacific Ocean has become so acidic it's dissolving crab shells

Ocean acidification is threatening the entire marine food chain.

Want to save the bumblebees? See what plants they like

Not all flowers are equal to bees.

Is there a coronavirus vaccine?

Not yet, but we might have one in as early as three months -- the fastest time yet for a vaccine's development.

Tropical forests and coral reefs are buckling under interacting threats

When it rains, it pours.

How Liverpool FC is using data science to dominate British Premier League

The Reds are tracking data and trends to dominate the pitch.

Wooden buildings could help stabilize the climate

It all depends on where we get the timber, though.

Shifts in melting patterns pose new problems for Pine Island glacier

Antarctica's largest glacier is melting in new ways.

Flash-baking waste could make for stronger concrete and protect the environment

If it has carbon, this research team is interested in baking it to a crisp.

It's not just hotter days: global warming is affecting wine production

Adaptation strategies could still reduce the losses

Coronavirus updates: Germany confirms first case, 5 million leave Wuhan, hospital construction accelerates

The Wuhan novel coranavirus is spreading outside China with each passing day.

Butterfly wings are alive and double as hi-tech sensors

Nanostructures on the butterfly's wings are especially designed to protect living tissue inside them. This could inspire engineers to design more efficient heat shields.

How albatrosses could help fight illegal fishing

We may have some unlikely allies in the fight against illegal fishing -- and we need all the help we can get.

Second positive case of Wuhan coronavirus confirmed in Toronto

The Wuhan novel coronavirus has now reached Canada. Health workers are investigating 19 other cases in the province.

Blue-collar workers face the highest risk of suicide in the US, report shows

Almost 38.000 people committed suicide in 2017, 40% more than two decades ago

Inferno 'ultra-hot Jupiter' is the hottest planet in the universe

This planet's surface is hotter than some stars.

Sea level rise could displace 13 million Americans by 2100

"We hope this research will empower urban planners and local decision-makers to prepare to accept populations displaced by sea-level rise."

Five cases of coronavirus now confirmed in the US

All patients had traveled from Wuhan, where the disease originally started

How neuro-symbolic AI might finally make machines reason like humans

It combines the raw processing power of neural networks with human-like concept recognition.

Of brides and men: how the search for a spouse creates social structures

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Drought and human expansion are driving the platypus extinct

One of the world's most unique mammals is heading for extinction.

Green policy leaders awarded 'Nobel Prize for Environment'

Can you put a price on nature? Turns out, quantifying ecosystems is essential to modern-day policy.

The new coronavirus spread can spread before any symptoms are visible

The fact that the virus is contagious during its incubation period is concerning

Coronaviruses: what they are, and should you worry

Key questions and answers on the coronaviruses.

New stretchable battery is ideal for wearable electronics

The battery uses a solid polymer as the electrolyte and can provide a constant power output even when stretched to twice its original length.

Trump's "fake news" war might actually make journalists more credible

Trump's "fake news" strategy might actually backfire.

Massive locust swarms hit East Africa

Extreme weather has fueled a plague of millions of desert locust

UK researchers accuse WHO of spreading 'blatant misinformation' about e-cigarette safety

British researchers say that e-cigs are 95% harmful than regular cigarettes and refute a WHO report claiming that vaping should be avoided entirely.

China to build coronavirus hospital in a week, while Wuhan still on lockdown

Chinese authorities are still struggling to contain the outbreak.

China releases more stunning images of the dark side of the moon

Eye candy from the moon.

This is what the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy sounds like

Scientists have resurected the voice of an ancient Egyptian priest.

Trade was thriving in Neolithic Italy, isotope study shows

Ancient Italians were importing copper from Tuscany, a new study shows.

An introduction to man-made climate change

It's a big problem, for sure, but we're big problem solvers.

The recipe for a carbon-neutral UK? Less meat, more trees and peatland

Major changes in the way land is used should be implemented

Ancient viruses discovered in a 15,000-year-old glacier

Many unknown pathogens might lie inside the ice.

Scientists plot incredibly detailed 3D map of the fruit fly's brain wiring

It's like a Google Maps of the brain.

A new "ghost lineage" of humans found in Africa

DNA analysis shows a 'profoundly different' landscape than we thought.

New Chinese coronavirus may have come from snakes, through food markets

The dreaded coronavirus which is causing a pandemic may have come from snakes.

Venom-producing snake organs developed in the lab

This could save millions of lives.