Fungal compound deodorizes skunk smell

Being sprayed by a skunk is no fun for people or their pets, and the strong,…

Monarch butterflies rely on temperature-sensitive internal timer while overwintering

The fact that millions of North American monarch butterflies fly thousands of miles each fall and…

Sisters improve chances of reproduction in Asian elephants

Researchers at the University of Turku found that the presence of a maternal sister was positively…

Seismic air guns found to harm balance organ in rock lobsters

A team of researchers with the University of Tasmania and Curtin University has found that seismic…

Genome research shows that the body controls the integrity of heritable genomes

Scientists at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research of the University of Cologne have…

Does one size does fit all? A new model for organic semiconductors

Organic materials that can conduct charge have the potential to be used in a vast array…

AMSAT President Asks Members to Help Keep Amateur Radio in Space

“It takes considerable volunteer effort and real dollars to keep Amateur Radio in Space™,” AMSAT President…

How to build a moon base

Half a century after humans first walked on the moon, a number of private companies and…

Rare rhinos among more than 200 animals killed by India floods

Devastating floods have killed more than 200 wild animals—including 17 threatened one-horned rhinos—in one of India’s…

AI's current hype and hysteria could set the technology back by decades

Most discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) are characterised by hyperbole and hysteria. Though some of the…