On the menu soon: lab-grown steak for eco-conscious diners

Diners in some upmarket restaurants will soon be able to tuck into laboratory-grown steak, thanks to…

Researchers develop computer model of ferrofluid motion

Ferrofluids, with their mesmeric display of shape-shifting spikes, are a favorite exhibit in science shows. These…

Southeast Asia was crowded with archaic human groups long before we turned up

Around 55,000-50,000 years ago, a population of modern humans left Africa and started on the long…

Taking charge: Researchers team up to make better batteries

A Florida State University and Cornell University research team found that batteries built from inexpensive and…

Study examines diversity, social mistrust

Some researchers have argued for years that high rates of ethnic diversity in a community can…

The habitability of Titan and its ocean

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is a hotbed of organic molecules, harboring a soup of complex hydrocarbons…

Study reveals how topography influences emplacement of small-volume pyroclastic flows

The emplacement of small-volume ( less than 0,1km3) pyroclastic flow is strongly controlled by topography, according…

Armyworms on the march post-Tropical Storm Barry

Fall armyworms could follow rainfall delivered by Tropical Storm Barry, warns a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension…

Spain's natural river basins network should expand to protect biodiversity in rivers

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla), the freshwater blenny (Salaria fluviatilis), the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera auricularia)…

Reversible electro-optical detector for environmental sensing of pollutants

Increasing emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their resulting impact on air and water quality…