'Self-healing' continental roots have implications for precious mineral exploration

A new study led by University of Alberta geologists is shedding light on a fundamental mechanism…

Researchers determine which dogs more often establish eye contact with humans

Eye contact plays a fundamental role in human communication and relationships. However, humans also make eye…

Fermi satellite data puts new constraints on the possibility of antimatter stars

What if some of the antimatter that was thought to have disappeared was hiding in the…

New study has scientists re-evaluating relative brain size and mammalian intelligence

Scientists from Stony Brook University and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have pieced together…

Touched by light: Photoexcited stannyl anions are great for producing organotin compounds

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology developed a new strategy for producing a wide range of…

Europe's Vega rocket successfully launches

Europe’s Vega rocket took off overnight Wednesday from French Guiana with Earth observation satellites on board,…

Tanker collision spilt 400 tonnes of oil off China coast: authorities

Around 400 tonnes of oil spilt into the Yellow Sea after a tanker collided with another…

Intervention 'could buy 20 years' for declining Great Barrier Reef

Using experimental “cloud brightening” technology and introducing heat-tolerant corals could help slow the Great Barrier Reef’s…

China launches main part of its 1st permanent space station

China on Thursday launched the main module of its first permanent space station that will host…

Wasps are valuable for ecosystems, economy and human health (just like bees)

Wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their…