Science
Scientific discoveries and research
The customer might always be right, but apologies actually backfire in customer service
The customer is always right. It's the first rule of customer service, one that often means "I'm sorry" is the de facto response if mistakes are made. But a new...
Bright pink insect stands out to blend in, scientists say
A tropical insect has been found to change color from vivid hot pink to green within a fortnight, which scientists believe may mimic the young leaves of rainfor...
Reading fossil skull fracture patterns: Biomechanical analysis provides new insights
A research team associated with the European project DEATHREVOL has published a study in the journal Scientific Reports that proposes new analytical tools to be...
Real-time protein quality control keeps cells healthy
Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a biochemical technique that captures fleeting "handshakes" between newly made protein...
Can plants count? Study suggests they can track the number of events they experience
It's long been assumed that for an organism to learn, remember or draw conclusions, it needs a brain. But mounting evidence, including a recent Cognitive Scienc...
Geospatial model maps potential lumpy skin disease entry points into Australia
Two locations have been identified as the most likely entry points into Australia for a disease that poses a huge risk to the beef and dairy industries. A Unive...
Bacterial strain breaks decades-old bottleneck in chemotherapy drug manufacturing
An international team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough in the production of doxorubicin, a vital chemotherapy agent. The study identifies and resolves...
Comprehensive digital materials ecosystem can perform 'sanity check' to guide design
There is a near-infinite number of material candidates out there—and simply not enough time to hunker down in the lab and test them all. Thankfully, researchers...
Ultrasound-based approach to delivering potent drugs into cancer cells shows promise in benchtop experiments
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a technique that uses microbubbles and ultrasound to help relatively large cancer drugs enter tumor cells and cau...
Urban park soil microbes reveal function–evolution trade-off
Urban parks are a vital component of urban ecosystems and provide distinctive habitats for soil microorganisms. Yet scientists have questioned whether—and how—t...
Leopard gecko study clarifies how temperature shapes sex development
In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent se...
Scientists confirm existence of molecule long believed to occur in oxidation
In the journal Science Advances, scientists in Sweden and the U.S. report the first-ever direct observation of a type of short-lived molecule that has shaped de...