A member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe in New Mexico, Deb Haaland could become the first Native American Interior Secretary. As Interior Secretary, Ms. Haaland would oversee management of…
A member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe in New Mexico, Deb Haaland could become the first Native American Interior Secretary. As Interior Secretary, Ms. Haaland would oversee management of…
The President of the French Federation of Butchers, Jean-François Guihard, has written to the French interior ministry asking for government protection from animal rights activists. The request comes after a number…
With cloning becoming more common place, and scientists having perfected the process of DNA preservation, bringing back previously extinct species now seems a very real possibility. Within the next decade…
Plant science researchers have found that underground threads of fungus, known as mycelium, act as a sort of internet for plants, enabling chemical messages to be shared across complex networks….
Environmental DNA, or eDNA, is an emerging technology that enables scientists to map all the organisms in a river or lake with a small water sample. For around US$50-150, you…
Thriving microbes with partially synthetic DNA have been created at the Scripps Research Institute in California. Unlike natural organisms which have DNA code made up from four letters (G, T,…
A clam fishery in the Ashtamudi estuary in Kerala was recently awarded the Marine Stewardship Council’s ‘Blue Label’ certification for its successful transition to sustainable fishing practices. This makes it…