Red tape may have a silver lining for micro businesses: new study

Small business owners who complain about excessive regulation may be overlooking the business benefits it brings,…

Monkeys appreciate lifelike animation

Monkeys can overcome their aversion to animated monkeys through a more realistic avatar, according to research…

Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech

A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory synthesized a tiny structure…

'Social distancing' saves frogs: New approach to identify individual frogs noninvasively

Globally, 41% amphibian species are regarded as threatened with extinction. However, when it comes to the…

NASA Weekly Update from the Administrator – June 8, 2020

NASA Weekly Update from the Administrator – June 8, 2020 Click here for original…

Temperate insects as vulnerable to climate change as tropical species

In previous research, it has been assumed that insects in temperate regions would cope well with…

Threats to global food security from emerging fungal crop pathogens

Amongst the world’s most challenging problems is the need to feed an ever-growing global population sustainably. …

Chemists are able to induce uniform chirality

Chirality is a fundamental property of many organic molecules and means that chemical compounds can appear…

Green cities roadmap touts COVID-19 recovery stimulus

A Roadmap to fast-track flourishing green roofs, walls and facades in Australian cities released today promotes…

NASA to Announce Selection of Company to Fly VIPER Rover to Moon

NASA will announce the commercial provider selected to deliver NASA’s new water-hunting mobile robot, the Volatiles…