Using fire to produce nanoparticles could revolutionize various industries
Fire is arguably humanity’s earliest discovery. It was pivotal in advancing society — underpinning many…
Fleeting fireflies illuminate Colorado summer nights − and researchers are watching
The Colorado June air was thick with summer heat. Mosquitoes rose in clouds around us,…
How dogs and cats are evolving to look alike and why it’s humans’ fault – new research
Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike – with serious…
Echidna ancestors lived watery lifestyles like platypuses 100 million years ago – new study
As the world’s only surviving egg-laying mammals, Australasia’s platypus and four echidna species are among…
First fossil pangolin tracks discovered in South Africa
A team of scientists who study vertebrate fossil tracks and traces on South Africa’s southern…
How millions of people can watch the same video at the same time – a computer scientist explains the technology behind streaming
Live and on-demand video constituted an estimated 66% of global internet traffic by volume in…
A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant
In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has terminated more than US$2 billion in…
How does consciousness work? Duelling scientists tested two big theories but found no winner
“Theories are like toothbrushes,” it’s sometimes said. “Everybody has their own and nobody wants to…
What is iNaturalist? The citizen science app playing an unlikely role in Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder trial
The world has been gripped by the case of Australian woman Erin Patterson, who was…
What makes people flourish? A new survey of more than 200,000 people across 22 countries looks for global patterns and local differences
What does it mean to live a good life? For centuries, philosophers, scientists and people…