Why is the brain disturbed by harsh sounds?

Neuroscientists have analyzed how people react when they listen to a range of different sounds, the…

Researchers find way to kill pathogen resistant to antibiotics

Researchers have demonstrated a new strategy in fighting antibiotics resistance: the use of artificial haem proteins…

Partisan divide creates different Americas, separate lives

When people try to explain why the United States is so politically polarized now, they frequently…

A shot of hope in the face of climate despair

Hope, like a slinky, springs eternal. While rage, fear and disgust are all appropriate responses to…

Weathering Antarctic storms: Weather balloon data boost forecasting skill

Observational data from radiosondes deployed in Antarctica improve the forecasting accuracy for severe Antarctic cyclones, according…

Corrosion resistance of steel bars in concrete when mixed with aerobic microorganisms

Dissolved oxygen in pore solution is often a controlling factor determining the rate of the corrosion…

Clarification of a new synthesis mechanism of semiconductor atomic sheets

In Japan Science and Technology Agency’s Strategic Basic Research Programs, Associate Professor Toshiaki Kato and Professor…

Oil futures volatility and the economy

The drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure has highlighted the fragile and interconnected relationship between…

Making math relevant to the climate strikes

One of the key demands of the UK’s school climate-strike movement is that more attention is…

Image: Clarence Strait, Australia

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Clarence Strait, a narrow body of water in Australia’s…