Brazil’s resettlement of farmers has driven Amazon deforestation
More than a million people have been given land in the Amazon area since the 1970s, causing 13.5 per cent of all deforestation there
Mix fish secretions with shrimp shells to make super sunscreen
The same chemicals that stop fish from getting sunburned have been used to make a super-effective sunscreen – and it won't make you smell like seafood
Ebola vaccine success: Race is now on to protect those at risk
It took just one year to test a vaccine to prove it works. Now, how soon can those who need it get jabs?
Welcome to Booze Science, Our Drunkest Video Series Ever
A new video series takes a look at the science behind cocktails---in the bar and at home.
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Mutation alert halts stem-cell trial to cure blindness
The first ever trial of reprogrammed stem cells is put on hold while scientists investigate whether the procedure caused a potentially cancerous mutation
The cyber-mechanics who protect your car from hackers
After coders remotely seized control of a Jeep on the highway, it's revealed that car companies are already doing some explorative hacking of their own
Google Street View Cars Now Sniff Pollution Instead of Wi-Fi
Google has partnered with an environmental testing startup to measure air quality within a city.
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Two-Foot-Wide Sea Star That’s Basically a Bear Trap
Reigning among sea stars is Labidiaster annulatus, a two-foot-wide titan that menaces the waters around Antarctica.
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Caterpillar drugs ants to turn them into zombie bodyguards
Ants protect caterpillars in exchange for a sugary secretion, but there're more to their relationship than meets the eye
Manam in Papua New Guinea Unleashes Large Eruption
Manam in Papua New Guinea appears to have had a massive new explosive eruption.
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