'Low' socioeconomic status is the biggest barrier to STEM participation

A new study has found that socioeconomic status (SES) has the strongest impact on whether secondary…

Consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains

Weather is an ever-present force in consumers’ daily lives, yet there is little marketing research on…

The Force Is Strong In Neutron Stars

Most ordinary matter is held together by an invisible subatomic glue known as the strong nuclear…

Metal-organic frameworks can separate gases despite the presence of water

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for inexpensive and less energy-intensive gas separation even in the…

Second type of schizophrenia discovered

In a study of more than 300 patients from three continents, over one third had brains…

Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life

Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially habitable,…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 26 February 2020

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 26 February 2020 Click here for…

Landscapes of chemical and biological warfare

A gallery of landscapes of UK chemical and biological weapon sites by photographer Dara McGrath. …

'After the coral ban, I lost everything'

Thousands of Indonesian coral farms had to close after an export ban, but a policy U-turn…

Climate case may upset Heathrow third runway plans

A ruling will decide whether Heathrow’s expansion plan should have taken the climate more into account. …