Methane-producing microorganism makes a meal of iron

A new understanding of how a microorganism produces methane and carbon dioxide could eventually allow researchers…

Genome mining reveals novel production pathway for promising malaria treatment

Researchers are exploring the relationship between microbial natural products and the gene clusters that enable their…

Natural ways of cooling cities

Scientists have been researching the effect of precipitation and population size on rising temperatures in cities…

New material state: Quantum disordered liquid-like magnetic moments

Scientists discover a new, long-hypothesized material state with a signature of quantum disordered liquid-like magnetic moments. …

Artificial intelligence used to recognize primate faces in the wild

Scientists have developed new artificial intelligence software to recognize and track the faces of individual chimpanzees…

Sex and height might influence neck posture when viewing electronic handheld devices

Sex and height appear to influence how people flex their neck when viewing handheld devices, according…

Early animal had 'complex behaviour'

A millipede-like creature from 550 million years ago is among the earliest examples of this. …

Niger battles deadly floods as city streets swamped

“That’s it, time to go!” As a rising swell of muddy water creeps towards his house…

3 Brazilian groups win major science prize for eyesight work

Three Brazilian organizations are sharing a 1 million-euro ($1.1 million) prize from a Portuguese scientific foundation…

Amazon's 'tallest tree' safe from fires, say scientists

Intrepid Brazilian and British scientists say they have located the Amazon’s tallest tree in northern Brazil,…