Stories by Daniel Cressey

Cybercrime researcher Gianluca Stringhini explains how he studies hate speech and fake news on the underground network 4chan

Break from EU drives U.K. academics to think about leaving, survey finds

A graphical guide to the impact of the Olympics on science

Reassurance, rage and racism all feature a week after the vote

The team behind the relocation scheme strongly defends its attempt to establish an "insurance population"

Political and economic uncertainty fuels fears over the future of science funding and collaboration 

Widespread bleaching gives scientists new urgency to avert decline of key ocean ecosystems

Marine ecologist Terry Hughes talks about the ongoing bleaching of the world’s most famous coral reef

Project Baseline will monitor effects of climate change on plant evolution

Allegations of creationist research prompt new round of debate about peer review and the editing process at journals

Huge collaboration raises questions about official reporting and the "true catch" of the world's fishing industry

A team from the Francis Crick Institute wants a permit to use so-called CRISPR/Cas 9 technology in basic research

The legislation’s demise highlights the rise of e-cigarette lobbying

Water is no barrier to these flying arachnids

Wheat modified to send out insect pheromones does not repel aphids

The proposed deals have the potential to boost research but could also weaken health and environmental protections

The World Health Organization's research arm declares glyphosate a probable carcinogen. What's the evidence?

The mudskipper's feeding system offers an explanation for how early land animals adapted to their new environment

Commercial hunting wiped out almost 3 million animals in the last century

An underwater survey suggests that assumptions about ice surrounding the continent should be questioned

Evidence of bony organs in ancient fish suggests that they copulated, although many of their descendants stopped doing so

The comeback in one part of the Pacific in nearly complete, a study finds—raising questions about a plan to alter shipping lanes to avoid feeding grounds

Desire to observe whales and dolphins up close is affecting animals’ behavior and may be putting the long-term surival of these mammals at risk

High-speed cameras reveal when these pesky insects become self-organizing