Memes about animal resistance are everywhere — here’s why you shouldn’t laugh off rebellious orcas and sea otters too quickly
Memes galore centered on the “orca revolution” have inundated the online realm. They gleefully depict…
Identifying fire victims through DNA analysis can be challenging − a geneticist explains what forensics is learning from archaeology
Fire devastates communities and families, and it makes identification of victims challenging. In the aftermath…
India hopes to land a rover on the Moon for the first time
On Wednesday August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) mission Chandrayaan-3 will deploy its…
How do we know the energy content of food, and how accurate are the labels?
Everything we consume contains energy our bodies use to move, grow and maintain health. To…
AI and new standards promise to make scientific data more useful by making it reusable and accessible
Every time a scientist runs an experiment, or a social scientist does a survey, or…
Caroline Herschel was the first female astronomer, but she still lacks name recognition two centuries later
Caroline Herschel, the first professional female astronomer, made contributions to astronomy that are still important…
Social media algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows
People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences…
Geoengineering sounds like a quick climate fix, but without more research and guardrails, it’s a costly gamble − with potentially harmful results
When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines, people start asking for…
Why we think that some extinct giant flying reptiles cared for their young
Our understanding of animal behaviour depends on observation. Researchers can study how animals are born,…
Hopes fade for ‘room temperature superconductor’ LK-99, but quantum zero-resistance research continues
The past few weeks have seen a huge surge of interest among scientists and the…