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It’s not easy powering a network of billions of sensors. But this could be a solution.
Sometimes extraordinary species really do appear to come back from the dead.
Over 20 years since GM crops reached the public consciousness, the industry has struggled to get off the ground. Had it played a better hand, it could all have been very different.
Everyone has experienced it. Striding along in a purposeful hurry, your progress is thwarted by a slow-moving pedestrian, dawdling along the pavement. Perhaps they’re talking into their mobile phone, looking…
They are among the most intelligent creatures on the planet, but family ties can lead them into danger
Highly-alkaline industrial waste is usually sent to landfill. But while it might be dangerous, it’s also useful.
Conflicting evidence means it’s tough to tell whether trees helping to clear the air, or if green is not as good as we thought.
Leaders in Jakarta want to tackle the haze crisis but they don’t have much authority over corrupt local elites.
Our climate is changing. But many of the devastating repercussions are little understood.
Predators aren’t living the easy life – most hunts are unsuccessful.
With high prices and long waiting lists for existing houses, building your own home could make more sense.
Don’t throw out your used coffee grounds. They could be used in the garden, an engine or even a research lab.
Declining numbers mean the continent’s top predator isn’t fulfilling its ecological role.
We can live comfortably and sustainably in hot places – but we’ll have to ditch the glassy skyscrapers.
Temperatures are set to rocket throughout the 21st century, but design lessons from history could help the gulf states stay cool.
Achieving the UN’s ambitious new target will require some big changes.
Social organisation plays a key role in the wide variation seen in the size of male howler monkey calls and the size of their testes.
Insects are a healthy and sustainable source of protein. It’s time foodies appreciated them too.
The way we get around has been revolutionised over the past half a century. But old habits die hard.
They might keep the environment clean and healthy but most species are in steep decline.
Bond’s nemeses usually want to destroy the planet but this one might help save it.
With humans providing lots of easy leftover food, wolves had a great incentive to ‘self-domesticate’.
If we even can’t secure reliable data on car emissions then environmental regulators throughout the world are in trouble.
Our past is under threat from “nighthawks” - illegal metal detectorists who go out at night to seek their fortune from protected ancient monuments. A Bristol archaeologist investigates.