Whales turn tail at ocean mining noise

A new international study has measured the effect of loud sounds on migrating humpback whales as…

Astrophysicists predict Earth-like planet in star system only 16 light years away

Astrophysicists have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system just 16…

Gender norms are still important for women’s choice of college major

Traditional cultural norms about gendered roles and femininity still matter for women's choice of college major,…

Kids learn moral lessons more effectively from stories with humans than human-like animals

A new study found that four to 6-year-olds shared more after listening to books with human…

Kids learn moral lessons more effectively from stories with humans than human-like animals

A new study found that four to 6-year-olds shared more after listening to books with human…

Scientists develop novel immunotherapy technology for prostate cancer

A novel immunotherapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancer based on the use of synthetic DNA…

Digging in the dirt: Researchers develop new methods for assesing risk of subsurface phosphorus

New methods for assessing the loss of phosphorus in soil have now been developed by researchers.…

Four Earth-sized planets detected orbiting the nearest sun-like star

Astronomers have discovered four Earth-sized planets orbiting the nearest sun-like star, tau Ceti, which is about…

How the genome sets its functional micro-architecture

Scientists now show how DNA is organized into specific regions, and that this depends on a…

‘Euro Devil’: Fossil of carnivorous marsupial relative discovered in E Europe

Scientists have discovered fossil remains of a new carnivorous mammal in Turkey, one of the biggest…