Scientific discoveries and research
Light, as we usually conceive of it, is defined by the astonishing velocity at which it moves from one point to another. For example, in just one seco...
Common human painkillers also work on Norway lobsters, according to research from the University of Gothenburg. This is further evidence that crustace...
Beans of the cacao plant, Theobroma cacao, are used in chocolates, pharmaceuticals and other products, but they're under threat. Increased drought ass...
The small talk you try to avoid because you think it will be boring may actually be more enjoyable than you think, and good for you as well, according...
While stopped in heavy Melbourne traffic recently, I noticed that what looked like a shadow under a row of spotted gums (Corymbia maculata) along a ma...
A large-scale experiment shows that warmth brings bees and wasps out of hibernation earlier—leaving some of them with poorer starting conditions. This...
New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that an important group of peatlands in the western Amazonia region of Peru developed more re...
A guaranteed income program for artists led to improvement in financial stability and reduced debt, but also improved their motivation and artistic ou...
Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before. Called GOFLOW (Geostatio...
For years, scientists have dreamed of using atomically thin van der Waals (vdW) materials to build faster, more efficient photonic chips. These materi...
Worsening wildfires, soaring heat waves and rising water levels have prompted Greek officials to take a closer look at protecting priceless archaeolog...
Gray whales migrate from Arctic waters full of food to the lagoons of Baja Mexico—but as the climate crisis gathers pace, they have been sighted forag...
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