GM golden rice gets approval from food regulators in the US
30 May 2018
The genetically modified rice, designed to prevent blindness in undernourished children, was judged safe to eat last week by the US Food and Drug Administration
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We could lose 40,000 species by 2100 due to climate change
14 March 2018
If we don’t limit global warming, tens of thousands of species like tigers could disappear from famous habitats like the Amazon rainforest and Galapagos islands
Cancer algorithm uses game theory to double survival time
7 March 2018
Using algorithms to monitor cancer evolution and apply game theory to their treatment has doubled the survival time of men with advanced prostate cancer
Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand after hammering Tonga
20 February 2018
New Zealand has declared a state of emergency as Cyclone Gita struck the city of Christchurch, just days after causing devastation on the island nation of Tonga
Opioid painkillers are prescribed more in northern England
13 February 2018
The opioid crisis may have crossed the Atlantic, with signs that opioid painkillers are prescribed more in England in socially-deprived areas in the north
Arsonist falcons suggest birds discovered fire before humans did
5 January 2018
Multiple eyewitness accounts describe Australian birds of prey deliberately setting wildfires by carrying burning sticks, in order to flush out prey
Californians can now buy marijuana for recreational use
2 January 2018
It already has a booming marijuana industry, and on 1 January, California became the sixth US state to make marijuana legally available for recreational use
