Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Analysis shows no evidence greed benefits societies or organizations
For Kaitlin Takacs-Haynes, professor of management in the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, studying greed has been on h...
More Star Wars-like worlds emerge as 27 planet candidates with two suns discovered
There's so little we know about circumbinary planets—planets that orbit two stars instead of one—that they can feel like the stuff of fantasy. And for good reas...
Industrial fishing has been depleting midwater fish for decades, new study finds
A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution finds that industrial-scale fishing has been removing substantial biomass from the ocean's...
How social science helps keep bugs off corn
A new study suggests broad systemic problems play a significant role in disincentivizing corn growers from planting the refuge corn needed to keep pests from be...
The National Science Board purge, explained
Amid the many attention-grabbing headlines of 2026, there is a recent one that may have flown under the radar but shouldn't have. On April 24, the White House d...
Old plant populations offer new clues to climate resilience
When scientists think about how plants will respond to climate change, they often look north. As temperatures rise, many species are expected to shift their ran...
When uncertainty spikes, chasing rewards backfires and a more informed strategy pulls ahead
Humans and other animals are constantly required to make decisions under uncertain conditions or while in rapidly changing environments. Past psychology and bio...
Complex habitat crucial to brush-tailed rock-wallaby survival
Brush-tailed rock-wallaby populations have dwindled for more than a century due to historical hunting for the European fur trade and competition and predation f...
Publisher's first sustainable impact report showcases positive impact on society and the environment
Taylor & Francis has announced the release of its first sustainable impact report, "Publishing with purpose", highlighting its commitment to sustainability, equ...
Q&A: How jellyfish bycatch could be a valuable collagen source for cosmetics and biotech
Dr. Ainara Ballesteros is a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Environment and Marine Science Research at the Catholic University of...
Beneath seagrass meadows, a shift in warming seas could decide which underwater habitats survive
On the western side of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, sits Myuna Bay, a quiet bay with meadows of seagrass waving beneath the water. The most com...
When retailers wait to reveal prices, shoppers fill in the blanks
Sometimes the price wasn't missing; its disclosure was just delayed. That's what Minzhe Xu, assistant professor of marketing in Iowa State University's Ivy Coll...