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Ants can teach us plenty on how to manage congestion. : Charlie Stinchcomb CC BY 2.0

Ants can teach us a lot about dealing with traffic congestion but there is one stumbling block.

Gridlock unlocked

Ants show the way to beating traffic jams

Ants can teach us a lot about dealing with traffic congestion but there is one stumbling block.

Society
One million plant and animal species are now threatened with extinction. : Moreau Tokyo via Unsplash Unsplash licence

Biodiversity is at a crucial point and pressure is growing on the international community to commit to new goals to protect it.

Species extinction

7 ways to help stop a species wipeout

Biodiversity is at a crucial point and pressure is growing on the international community to commit to new goals to protect it.

Environment
Rhinolophus sinicus (Chinese horseshoe bat) was found to harbour SARS-Cov-1 : Yu Ching Tam CC 4.0

Even mismatched vaccines could confer some immunity against related coronaviruses. To prepare for the next pandemic, the world could build a vaccine library.

Science against the clock

Bat scan could insure against future pandemics

Even mismatched vaccines could confer some immunity against related coronaviruses. To prepare for the next pandemic, the world could build a vaccine library.

Health
The team at World Mosquito Program breeds the Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes and releases them to areas affected by mosquito-borne diseases. : World Mosquito Program

Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest creature, and they’re on the move.

World Zoonoses Day

New tools needed to control the spread of mosquito-borne disease

Environment
Even well-fed domestic cats will hunt if allowed outside : Mark Marathon CC 4.0

Cats are skillful hunters. In Australia, public campaigning and local government regulation are helping to keep wildlife and domestic cats safer.

Species extinction

A cat in the house saves the birds in the bush

Environment
Fierce wildfires in recent years have further endangered the giant sequoia trees. : United States Forest Service

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Some plants and animals love fire. Others do not. Science will help figure out which areas to burn, which to hose and how to create resilient ecosystems.

Wildfires

Protecting threatened species in a new era of fire

Environment