How plants form their seeds

Vegetable, fruit, or grain – the majority of our food results from plant reproduction. Researchers at…

Action needed now to save forest area the size of India

An area of forest the size of India will be lost by 2050 unless carbon pricing…

Bitcoin’s energy use is out of control—but maybe that’s the point?

The soaring value of bitcoin is encouraging more and more companies and individuals to engage in…

How mobile working ruins work-life balance – unless you’ve got a good manager

An increasing number of office workers can now work from any location for at least part…

Fracking and earthquakes—weighing up the dangers in South Africa

The South African government is looking into fracking to reduce the country's huge reliance on coal…

Drivers avoid tough penalties by staying under threshold

When faced with a 'stepped' penalty system for speeding, drivers who go over the limit tend…

Officials: Why was train in fatal Amtrak wreck speeding?

New occupancy detection device designed to save home energy use

Photoelectric infrared (PIR) sensors are the current choice for occupancy presence detection in buildings. The sensors…

The universal truth about sticky surfaces

Trapping molecules on custom-designed porous surfaces becomes easier with a new model that unifies previous theories…

The internet is giving a voice to those on the margins – losing net neutrality will take it away

It's easy to argue that the internet as it exists now is not "neutral", with some…