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Overseas scholars drawn to China's scientific clout, funding
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» SHANGHAI - China's government has long made efforts to tempt top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige.
Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» INCHEON, South Korea - K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
Cicadas re-emerge in US after 17 years
AFP, Published on 01/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The last time these thrumming, red-eyed bugs burrowed out of the ground across America’s suburbs and woodlands was the early summer of 2008.
'Time bomb': Tree-killing bugs threaten France's lush forests
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» LA TESTE-DE-BUCH (FRANCE) - Last year, ferocious wildfires destroyed thousands of hectares of one of France's most picturesque forests.
To find out how wildlife is doing, scientists try listening
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BANGKOK - A reedy pipe and a high-pitched trill duet against the backdrop of a low-pitched insect drone. Their symphony is the sound of a forest, and is monitored by scientists to gauge biodiversity.
Disasters cause $3.8tn in crop loses over 30 years: UN
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» PARIS: Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday.
Invasive species a growing and costly threat, key report to find
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» PARIS: Invasive species that destroy forests, ravage crops and cause extinctions are a major and growing threat worldwide, a landmark UN-backed assessment is poised to report.
Oh, deer: In US capital, 'Bambi' is increasingly unwelcome
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - To some, they are a magical sight to behold in the heart of the city -- to others a pest that eats through their gardens, endangers traffic and helps spread tick-borne diseases.
Sugar traps put damper on cockroaches' sex life
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» PARIS - Humans using sugar in cockroach traps has inadvertently led to female roaches being turned off by the sugary "gifts" males use to entice them into mating.
Extinct-in-the-wild species in conservation limbo
AFP, Published on 26/02/2023
» PARIS: For species classified as "extinct in the wild", the zoos and botanical gardens where their fates hang by a thread are as often anterooms to oblivion as gateways to recovery, new research has shown.