A 'pivotal' moment for understanding whale evolution

We could be getting closer to understanding how feeding behaviors in whales and dolphins have evolved…

Aerosol spread from Australian fires

Video: 00:00:20 Ferocious bushfires have been sweeping across Australia since September, fuelled by record-breaking temperatures, drought…

Model shows Welsh language in no danger of extinction but te reo Māori is on its way out

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in New Zealand has developed a mathematical model…

WHOI underwater robot takes first-known automated sample from ocean

WHOI’s robot, Nereid Under Ice (NUI), samples a patch of sediment from the mineral-rich floor of…

A breath of fresh air for longer-running batteries

DGIST researchers are improving the performance of lithium-air batteries, bringing us closer to electric cars that…

Coordination by remote control

Protein filament systems within cells are subject to constant reorganization, which is in part mediated by…

A way to increase structural stability in strained halide perovskites

A team of researchers from the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Australia has structurally stabilized halide perovskites…

New study of rural India highlights the role of the mother-in-law in restricting women's social networks

In communities around the world where access to information might be restricted for any number of…

How bacterial evolution of antibiotic arsenals is providing new drug blueprints

Scientists have taken their cue from nature to provide new options for drug designers seeking to…

Researchers test hearing by looking at dilation of people's eyes

Neuroscientists have shown that a person’s hearing can be assessed by measuring dilation of the pupils…