Russia seizes over 4,000 smuggled endangered tortoises

Russian border guards have seized more than 4,000 endangered wild tortoises after they were smuggled out…

Start-ups must be aware of star employee pitfalls

For start-up companies looking to launch a new product, hiring star inventors who are accomplished and…

VGP generates largest number of high-quality genomes of iconic and endangered species

The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) and collaborators are announcing the second data set of the largest…

Children who have afternoon school breaks are fitter but need a supportive environment

Afternoon breaks were once a common feature of nearly all primary school timetables. But, as schools…

Social media in a repressive society

Social media is affecting all our lives in ways we are only just beginning to recognize,…

Webb assembled

The two halves of the James Webb Space Telescope have been connected for the first time …

More rain yet less water expected for up to 250 million people along the Nile

An increase in the frequency of hot and dry years could impact the water and food…

Connecting the Webb

Reaching a major milestone, engineers have connected successfully the two halves of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb…

Ranking cities around the world by transportation accessibility

A trio of researchers at the Polytechnic University of Turin has ranked the major cities of…

Pavlov's classical conditioning inspires materials scientists

Researchers have successfully trained a material to respond to an originally neutral stimulus, a gel that…