The story of how Swahili became Africa's most spoken language

Once just an obscure island dialect of an African Bantu tongue, Swahili has evolved into Africa’s…

Remaking history: Hand-making 400-year-old corset designs leads to understanding of how they impacted women

Although I have been sewing as a hobby for many years, making and wearing historical clothing…

350-year-old remains found in a Stone Age site in Portugal

An African man who lived just 350 years ago was buried in a prehistoric shell midden…

Camera trap surveys provide new insights into two threatened Annamite endemics in Viet Nam and Laos

Effective conservation strategies are required to address accelerating extinction rates across the globe. In order to…

'We get the raw deal out of almost everything': A quarter of young Australians are pessimistic about having kids

Young people today are coming of age in the middle of a global pandemic, soaring house…

Domestic visitors to Hawai'i want to engage, pay more for sustainable experiences

To help Hawaiʻi’s tourism industry recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the University of…

New photos show a black hole blasting out powerful winds

Pictures of galaxies never cease to amaze, and astronomers are consistently coming up with new ones…

Treating intractable diarrhea in calves and improving intestinal microflora

Diarrhea is common in calves and causes enormous financial losses to the livestock industry worldwide. Antibiotics…

Researchers take closer look at stimulated Brillouin scattering

A major cost of running the National Ignition Facility (NIF) is managing and mitigating laser-induced damage…

Why Storm Eunice was so severe, and will violent wind storms become more common?

The UK Met Office has issued two red weather warnings in as many months for strong…