Promising uses of non-destructive sensors to aid food security and enhance sustainable agriculture

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at…

Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards

Los Angeles and Mumbai, India, share many superlatives as pinnacles of cinema, fashion, and traffic congestion.…

Peru home build vexed by 'the neighbors'—Inca-era mummies

Hipólito Tica had saved for decades to finally build himself a proper house in a working…

Computational tools and new strategies make drug discovery more efficient

The chemical industry has only scratched the surface of possible molecules that could be used as…

Clashes of inference and perspective explain why children sometimes lose the plot in conversation

Children who suddenly appear to lose the thread of an otherwise obvious conversation often do so…

Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth's worst mass extinction

Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) and the Swedish Museum of Natural History examined the end-Permian…

The pair of Orcas deterring Great White Sharks—by ripping open their torsos for livers

A pair of Orca (Killer Whales) that have been terrorizing and killing Great White Sharks off…

The art of getting DNA out of decades-old pickled snakes

Two levels underground, Chicago’s Field Museum has a secret bunker. The sub-basement Collections Resource Center houses…

Board game developed by scientists is winning plaudits for inspiring students to consider STEM careers

A team of scientists and a games specialist have designed “Diamond: The Game,” a board game…

Researchers caution beachgoers ahead of white shark season

Great white shark researchers on Cape Cod are reminding visitors that warmer weather signals not just…