Lone changer: Fish camouflage better without friends nearby

While gobies aren’t the only fish with camouflage abilities, new research shows that their colour change…

Data continues to show that American’s need at least 5 hours per week of physical activity to prevent some cancers

A new report finds more than 46,000 cancer cases annually in the United States could be…

After two hours, sunscreens that include some zinc oxide can lose effectiveness, become toxic

Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic…

Sense of smell is our most rapid warning system

The ability to detect and react to the smell of a potential threat is a precondition…

Evidence found of sea slugs stealing photosynthesizing machinery from algae, using it to boost reproduction

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Portugal and France has found evidence suggesting…

A climate-smart success story for African agriculture

Despite efforts made in agricultural research and extension in the past, food and nutrition security remains…

COVID crisis reveals how schools are 'propping up a failing welfare state'

The pandemic has shown the extent to which families rely on schools for ‘basic needs’ such…

NASA’s Lucy mission is launching to study asteroids near Jupiter

A NASA spacecraft called Lucy is about to blast off to study the Trojan asteroids near…

The first battle in the culture wars: The quality of diversity

American diversity is in the spotlight as racial discrimination in the United States reemerges as a…

The plastic recycling system is broken. Here's how we can fix it

The investor Warren Buffett once remarked that “only when the tide goes out do you discover…