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Fukushima Birds Affected
By Sabrina Richards
Radiation in Fukushima Prefecture is reducing bird populations almost a year after the nuclear disaster.
Satellites Spy on Fish Farms
By Cristina Luiggi
Scientists use Google Earth to fact check official reports of fish farming in the Mediterranean.
Casting a Wide Eye
By Cristina Luiggi
Scientists study a variety of large-scale biological phenomena from the vantage point of space.
Swarming Mongolia
By Cristina Luiggi
For the past decade and a half, a crew of about 20 entomologists, water ecologists, and other specialists converges on…
The View From Above
By Cristina Luiggi
Life scientists from a wide range of fields—from ecology and epidemiology to anthropology, marine microbiology, and animal behavior—are increasingly turning…
Genghis Jon
By Cristina Luiggi
By helping Mongolians cultivate an understanding of their native insect fauna, scientists hope to protect the country’s unique yet fragile ecosystems.
Dengue-resistance Spreads in Mosquitoes
By Edyta Zielinska
Researchers engineer a bacterium that can arm the majority of an insect population with dengue resistance, and stop the virus’s spread to humans.
