Personal finances increasingly play second fiddle to personality, finds study

Personality has become a more important factor than finances when it comes to dating, a new…

Double-anonymous peer review reduces reviewer bias, finds a three-year trial

The British Ecological Society has published the results of a three-year randomized trial comparing double and…

Polyamorous relationships can have as many benefits as monogamous ones, shows research

Polyamorists face stigma and discrimination in their day-to-day lives, yet research shows that having a romantic…

Team proposes an archetype specimen for all dingoes

A taxidermy-prepared dingo named Cooinda has been proposed to serve as an “archetype” specimen for all…

First woman, Black astronaut, Canadian to make 2024 flight around Moon

NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more…

Mapping hidden meltwater paths in glaciers

Norwegian and Estonian researchers have developed a method to map hidden meltwater paths in glaciers. Having…

DELLA proteins could hold key to the next Green Revolution

A family of ‘promiscuous’ proteins found in all land plants is responsible for many different plant…

Illegal trade and poor regulation threaten pangolins in China

Pangolins, unique scale-covered mammals, are drastically declining in numbers across Asia and Africa, largely due to…

Understanding why BRCA2 is linked to cancer risk

A new study shows exactly how the gene BRCA2, linked to susceptibility to breast and ovarian…

Acidification of slurry to reduce ammonia and methane emissions

Ammonia released into the environment is a major problem. Agriculture is considered the most prolific polluter—it…