Researchers model 'link' between improved photosynthesis and increased yield

A team from the University of Illinois has modeled improving photosynthesis through enzyme modification and simulated…

The thinking error that makes people susceptible to climate change denial

Cold spells often bring climate change deniers out in force on social media, with hashtags like…

Enigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early Homo sapiens presence in Europe

Homo sapiens, our own species, evolved in Africa sometime between 300,000 and 200,000 years ago. Anthropologists…

What makes a good parent? Is acting on climate change as important as love and bedtime stories?

What makes a good parent? Most would say a good parent loves and nurtures their child…

Historic drought sees Spaniards pray for rain

Drought is so severe in parts of Spain that thousands of people are invoking the heavens…

'Too much money is spent on jails and policing': What Aboriginal communities told us about funding justice reinvestment

Justice reinvestment emerged in the United States more than 20 years ago as a way to…

Opinion: 'Kidfluencer' culture is harming kids in several ways—and there's no meaningful regulation of it

Parents share content of their children for myriad reasons, including to connect with friends and family,…

Quantum entanglement of photons doubles microscope resolution

Using a “spooky” phenomenon of quantum physics, Caltech researchers have discovered a way to double the…

Test signal generator uses 'made-up' electrons to save researchers time

Working with a great deal of dexterity and concentration, Jingo Bozzini, an electronics engineer, solders the…

'Nightmare': Stinky seaweed smothers French Caribbean beaches

Jose Viator was hoping tourists would flock to his beachside bar on the French archipelago of…