Unlike men, women's cognitive performance may improve at higher room temperature

Women’s performance on math and verbal tests is best at higher temperatures, while men perform best…

Eating healthily at work matters

A new study has demonstrated that employees at a large urban hospital who purchased the least…

Examining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumers

Wearable brain devices are now being marketed directly to consumers and often claim to confer benefits…

Parasites dampen beetle's fight or flight response

Beetles infected with parasitic worms put up less of a fight against simulated attacks from predators…

By Jupiter! How the solar system’s giant made Earth ripe for life

An audacious mission circling Jupiter’s poles is probing the planet’s deepest mysteries – including how it…

The moon revealed as an object of endless fascination and desire

A rich book by Oliver Morton delves into science, poetry, art and sci-fi to create a…

Celebrate the moon with the best films, books and festivals

The 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing is coming. In honour of that, here is…

Good vibrations: Using piezoelectricity to ensure hydrogen sensor sensitivity

Researchers have developed a new method that uses piezoelectric resonance to improve the manufacture of highly…

The neural mechanisms that inhibit slow muscle activity during fast swimming in fish

Using zebrafish larvae, biologists have discovered neural mechanisms that suppress slow muscle activity in fish swimming…

Charging into the future: novel rock salt for use in rechargeable magnesium batteries

By synthesizing novel material for electrode that facilitates reversing of the chemistry of ions, a group…