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mosquitoes in a jar

Health

GM mosquito trial in Florida given the go-ahead by regulator

A view from the front of the gigantic Ark

Humans

School field trips to creationist Ark? Sink that idea right now

What Donald Trump has said about science – and why he’s wrong

People in an airport

Health

There could already be 40,000 people carrying Zika in the US

Police car reflected in another car's wing mirror

Technology

US police use machine learning to curb their own violence

Health

First locally transmitted Zika case confirmed in continental US

lots of slender aspens, pale trunks, bright green leaves, in two stands

Earth

Save the world’s largest living thing: build a fence around it

Scene-setter of a New York skyline at night with whooshy lights

Environment

The White House talks AI, but does it understand?

Cyclist in Amsterdam's Old Town in the Netherlands

Health

US and UK fall behind in largest ever global study of height

Earth

California’s fires force evacuation of people and exotic animals

The wildfires have destroyed at least 18 houses in northern Los Angeles and a movie set so far

Earth

Sanders turns the heat up to make Clinton a real climate champ

Space

No more space race rhetoric: it’s not just about the US any more

Environment

Starving bald eagle chicks hint at ecosystem collapse in Florida

Humans

Smarter police interviews could help reduce racial tension