Road verges could be havens for pollinators

Better-managed road verges can help boost pollinating insects, new research shows. Click here for…

How our brains remain active during familiar, repetitive tasks

New research, based on earlier results in mice, suggests that our brains are never at rest,…

Space to grow, or grow in space — how vertical farms could be ready to take-off

Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi. But there is a growing…

Predation by Caspian terns on young steelhead means fewer return as adults

Caspian terns feeding on young fish have a significant impact on runs of steelhead in the…

Third of Bangladesh underwater as monsoon drenches region

Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said Thursday,…

Air pollution in the U.S. declines during the COVID-19 pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States instituted business closures, social distancing and other…

Research enlightens population genomics and adaptive evolution of ancient relictual plant

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is the largest and highest plateau in the world. The uplift of…

Exchange bias in van der Waals heterostructures

NUS scientists have discovered the exchange bias phenomenon in van der Waals CrCl3/Fe3GeTe2 heterostructures. The exchange…

Experimental game reveals that the freedom to choose preferred public goods greatly increases their value

From climate and biodiversity to public health and law enforcement, public goods benefit all. They are…

Scientists discover fault system in southeastern Nepal

A newly identified fault system in southeastern Nepal has the potential to cause earthquakes in a…