Genetically engineered 'supertrees' stoke climate hope and fears
US climate technology startup Living Carbon has been developing genetically engineered poplar trees that it says can absorb more carbon.
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US climate technology startup Living Carbon has been developing genetically engineered poplar trees that it says can absorb more carbon.
From a hefty fine on a bookshop for selling a novel on which a hit Netflix series is based, to curbing the pension rights of transgender women, Hungary is toughening measures against the LGBTQ community, long a target of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.LGBTQ rights group Hatter said the amendment would "worsen the situation for some transgender women, further exacerbating the discrimination and exclusion faced by transgender individuals in Hungary."
Thousands joined together to protest the Hungarian government's attacks on LGBTQ+ rights at Budapest Pride.
Since its discovery more than a century ago, Dutch Elm Disease has caused mayhem in forests worldwide. Now, research at the University of Minnesota funded by the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center is studying elm trees to find and replicate natural resistance to the disease.
Since its discovery more than a century ago, Dutch Elm Disease has caused mayhem in forests worldwide. Now, research at the University of Minnesota funded by the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center is studying elm trees to find and replicate natural resistance to the disease.