Tackling the psychology of poaching

Researchers believe a new approach to policing marine parks, including tackling the psychology of poaching, could…

Choosing the Mars samples for future return to Earth

Perseverance, a NASA rover, is collecting rocks on the surface of Mars, more than 200 million…

Engineering graphene-based quantum circuits with atomic precision

Imagine having a building made of stacks of bricks connected by adaptable bridges. You pull a…

Understanding what democracy means proves key to supporting it, study finds

Winston Churchill famously said, “Democracy is the worst form of government—except for all those other forms…

Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

New research published in PeerJ by Dr. Sarah Davis and 61 scientists from 12 countries presents…

More than 5,000 tons of toxic chemicals released from consumer products every year inside Californian homes, workplaces

People often assume that the products they use every day are safe. Now a new study…

Revealing how an embryo's cells sync up

Scientists have known that when a mouse embryo is developing, the cells that will become its…

Studying impact of bioluminescent 'blue tears' on water quality around Pingtan Island

Pingtan Island is an attractive tourist destination off the east coast of mainland Asia south of…

Study: Integrating STEM majors won't end gender segregation at work

Increasing women’s representation in science, technology, engineering and math majors will reduce—but not nearly eliminate—gender disparities…

Double radio relic and odd radio circle discovered with MeerKAT

During observations of the merging galaxy cluster PSZ2 G277.93+12.34 with the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international…