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Luke Taylor

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Luke Taylor is a freelance journalist covering Latin America, usually from Bogotá, Colombia. He reports for leading medical and science publications, including The BMJ, New 杏吧原创, Nature and Scientific American. Luke's science reporting focuses on life sciences, health and the environment — particularly the Amazon rainforest. Luke also writes news and features on conflict, migration and the international drug trade for publications such as ABC News and The Telegraph.

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Yanomami man standing in river holding fish

Environment

Half of fish tested in an Amazon river have unsafe levels of mercury

panoramic of Serran?a del Perij?

Life

Colombian dinosaur finally identified thanks to 2016 peace agreement

Polystyrene boxes

Chemistry

Simple chemistry can recycle polystyrene into more valuable products

A male Santa Marta sabrewing. The species was rediscovered in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in July 2022. The hummingbird had not had a documented sighting in 12 years. It was only the second time the hummingbird has been documented since it was first collected in 1946. (Photo by Yurgen Vega/SELVA/ProCAT)

Life

Hummingbird that was feared extinct is spotted in Colombian mountains

Digital restoration of fossil child and adult crania

Humans

Shape of human brain has barely changed in past 160,000 years

Illustration of a Neolithic farming village

Humans

Evolution of lactose tolerance probably driven by famine and disease

Colorado potato beetle

Life

Hibernating beetles break down and regrow their muscles on demand

An image of a feathered theropod dinosaur eating a mammal on a cold day

Life

Dinosaurs鈥� ability to survive icy cold helped them dominate the planet

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moises Castillo/AP/Shutterstock (12786687d) Bitcoin sign is displayed on the window of a cell phone store in San Salvador, El Salvador, . The government of El Salvador on Monday rejected a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund to drop Bitcoin as legal tender in the Central American country Bitcoin, San Salvador, El Salvador - 02 Feb 2022

Society

What will the crypto crash mean for ‘bitcoin nation’ El Salvador?

CAR bitcoins

Technology

Will bitcoin succeed in the Central African Republic? Probably not

A woman flees from the polluting foam generated by a river full of waste, at the entrance of her house, in Mosquera, Colombia April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2RVT90Q4JF

Environment

Toxic foam from polluted rivers causes health problems in Colombia

Santa Marta harlequin toad

Life

Male toad clings to female for 5 months waiting for chance to mate