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Rise in urban beekeeping may be crowding out native bee species
In Montreal, Canada, the diversity of wild bee species has fallen in areas where honeybee colonies have proliferated. Efforts to “save the bees” by encouraging urban…
Lake sturgeon added to endangered list, but things are looking up
Lake sturgeon, one of the largest and oldest species of fish in the Great Lakes, are in more trouble than we thought. In December, the International…
Sea life recovered from Permian mass extinction faster than we thought
A diverse set of fossils from China shows that a complex marine ecosystem existed 251 million years ago, shortly after a mass extinction wiped out most…
UK government announces new science department and minister
Former universities minister Michelle Donelan is appointed head of newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in mini-reshuffle. The United Kingdom has a new government department…
Largest-ever study of journal editors highlights ‘self-publication’ and gender gap
Analysis shows that some researchers publish a considerable proportion of their own work in journals they edit. The gender gap among senior journal editors is bigger…
Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertiliser
Tests on cabbage plants suggest fertilisers derived from human urine and faeces are safe and could help bring down food prices. Fertilisers derived from recycled human…