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…

Rare Caribbean gecko given highest level of protection under CITES

The Union Island gecko, found only in St Vincent & the Grenadines, is to be listed…

Birds of a feather flock together, but only in similar climates

One might assume that birds of flight are cosmopolitan travelers, and bird species should be distributed…

Unusual mucous-like substance found buried within seafloor sediment

When Friederike Gründger and her team cracked open the long, heavy cylinders of black sediment drawn…

Europe warming faster than expected due to climate change

Climate change is increasing the number of days of extreme heat and decreasing the number of…