By leap of faith? How to regain trust in science and expertise

Fake news? Post-truth? Populism? In the current environment of growing scepticism about political institutions and a…

Methylation and mopping up

LMU researchers have discovered a novel type of chemical modification in bacterial RNAs. The modification is…

What makes wine dry? It's easy to taste, but much harder to measure

When you take a sip of wine at a family meal or celebration, what do you…

GOCE reveals what’s going on deep below Antarctica

Click here for original story, GOCE reveals what’s going on deep below Antarctica …

Researchers find new evidence that a fungus can be hard to find

A team of experts have discovered that a common fungus that infects humans can not only…

Secrets of orangutan language revealed

“Climb on me”, “climb on you” and “resume play” are among the requests wild orangutans make…

How to design a forest fit to heal the planet

Reforestation has enormous potential as a cheap and natural way of sucking heat-absorbing carbon dioxide out…

HydroAtlas maps Earth's river and catchment systems to enhance understanding and protection

Two friends from opposite ends of the Earth have created a world-first high spatial resolution atlas…

Study calls 200-year-old law about gas mixtures into question

According to a new study led by a team from The University of New Mexico, centuries-old…

Progress 73 Cargo Craft Departs the Station

To make room for the latest cargo craft on Nov. 29, Progress 73 departed the station…