Creating virtual worksites for students to gain 'hands-on' skills

Construction is literally a hands-on business where profit-loss margins are squeaky-tight. The training of new workers…

Studies show integrated strategies work best for buffelgrass control

Buffelgrass is a drought-tolerant, invasive weed that threatens the biodiversity of native ecosystems in the drylands…

MASS: An integrative software program for streamlined morphometric analyses of leaves

Analysis of leaf shape and size is a cornerstone of botany, and is crucial in answering…

Illumination drives bats out of caves, no matter the color of the light

Artificial light influences the behavior of many nocturnal animals such as bats, which are very sensitive…

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that intensification…

ISS sensors show terrestrial gamma-ray flash and ionospheric UV emissions spurred by lightning

A team of researchers from Denmark, Norway, Spain and Italy has found that both terrestrial gamma-ray…

Scientists convert plastics into useful chemicals using sunlight

Chemists have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using sunlight. …

Isotope analysis points to prisoners of war, 1,400 years ago

Maya archaeologists found the bones of about 20 people at a water reservoir in the former…

Illumination drives bats out of caves

Researchers have investigated how the illumination of bat caves affects the animals’ behavior and whether the…

Blueprint for nanomaterial development offers hope to newborns, elderly and busy doctors

Scientist hopes ‘blueprint’ leads to a new golden age of healthcare. Click here for…