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Scientists clone rare Queen of Sheba Orchid, growing 1,000 plants in five years

China's tree patches restored forests, but reached only 19–30% of natural diversity in 20 years

US built a neighbourhood upon 22,000 tons of buried toxic waste, then children began returning home with burns

Most ancient Arctic carbon entering the ocean gets buried

Video of dolphin carrying its dead newborn through the Indian Ocean reveals a deep and old 'mourning ritual'

In 1974, Spain imported two tons of American red crayfish for aquaculture; 50 years later...

Scientists claim the shrinking Pacific Ocean will lead to the formation of a new supercontinent 'Amasia'

Nearly 81 years after Hiroshima, scientists discover a hidden metal alloy created by the atomic bomb blast

Is there a genetic 'silver spoon'? What your genes can, and can't, tell you

Brazilian scientists sampled 800 trees across 63 Amazon locations; their atomic fingerprinting...

Quote of the day by J.J. Thomson: "The electron: may it never be..."

Study warns Northern Hemisphere lakes could lose around 40 days of winter ice by 2100

Minnesota's largest coal plant is now wiring 1.7 million solar panels powering 150,000 homes

2,000-year-old grapevines in Ethiopia may preserve an ancient farming legacy

South Africa released 11 formerly captive elephants onto wild reserves; five years later...

After decades of drought, water is returning to the south of the Sahara Desert as ancient farming techniques and the Great Green Wall breathe new life into the Sahel

Tiny reef fish thrived near seabird islands; where rats wiped birds out, marine food chains changed

Physicists reveal why these tiny worms stack their poop into delicate towers that seem to defy gravity

Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges into a polluted Spanish marina; 91.7% of one species survived