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Antarctica.

Global environmental data ‘purged’ as political shifts threaten science

Leading scientists have issued a stark warning that vital environmental data is…
Goldenberries

CRISPR gene editing transforms wild goldenberry into supermarket staple

A tiny, sweet-and-tart relative of the tomato known as the goldenberry has…
Amazon forest.

Amazon in deadly new ‘hypertropical’ climate unseen for millions of years

The Amazon rainforest is transitioning into a new, hostile climate state characterised…
Japanese squatters.

Japanese squatters prove democracy is built with a hammer and nails

True political autonomy isn’t forged in protest marches, but in the mundane…
Food and Water Watch

Coalition warns of ‘existential threat’ from unchecked data centre growth

A coalition of more than 230 organisations has called on the US…
Psilocybin mushrooms.

Scientists map magic mushroom brain rewiring using deadly rabies virus

Researchers have paired the active ingredient in magic mushrooms with the rabies…
Plant specimens.

AI unlocks billions of plant records as researchers automate museum archives

Billions of plant specimens currently gathering dust in museum cabinets could soon…
poly(dicyclopentadiene) plastic

Nature-inspired plastics self-destruct at programmable speeds to fight waste

Chemists have developed synthetic plastics that self-destruct at pre-determined speeds by mimicking…