Since the mid-20th century, the global human population has grown from 2.5 billion to 7.7 billion,…
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How Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could kick off a global race for clean energy
Japan is aiming to host the first Olympic Games powered solely by renewable sources. If successful,…
Why is the Pentagon interested in UFOs?
U.S. Navy pilots and sailors won’t be considered crazy for reporting unidentified flying objects, under new…
Climate a driver of language diversity
A region’s climate has a greater impact than landscape on how many languages are spoken there,…
Cell polarity: An aurora over the pole
Even before the fertilised egg or zygote can start dividing into daughter cells that form the…
Exploring the scientific potential of the ATLAS Experiment at the High-Luminosity LHC
The High-Luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) is scheduled to begin colliding protons in…
Researchers dish the dirt on soil microbes
Soil microbes are wild, unpampered and uncultured. Click here for original story, Researchers dish…
Scientists propose rethinking 'endangered species' definition to save slow-breeding giants
Conservation decisions based on population counts may fail to protect large, slow-breeding animals from irrevocable decline,…
Owning a dog is influenced by our genetic make-up
Scientists have studied the heritability of dog ownership using information from 35,035 twin pairs from the…
Study dives deep into saving endangered shark
Mackerel sharks are large, fast-swimming apex predators that include Hollywood heavy-hitters like great whites (Jaws), mako…