Shakespeare: research blows away stereotypes and reveals teenagers actually love the Bard

When you think of inner-city teenagers, what springs to mind? For many, it's hoodies, video games…

Protecting small farms in Mozambique from drought

During the months that Jonathan Malacarne spent traveling from village to village in rural Mozambique, the…

Fortune favours the bold: Can behaviour explain why some animal species become invasive?

A new study has found that adaptability is the key to invasive species succeeding in non-native…

Strongly agree: The number of response options matter when using a Likert Scale

You've probably seen a Likert Scale even if you don't know the ubiquitous measurement tool by…

X-ray observations reveal insights into the nature of the pulsar wind nebula 3C 58

Analysis of the new data from X-ray observations using NASA's NuSTAR spacecraft and archival data from…

US expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles

U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3…

Students develop acoustic device to detect whales near offshore wind farm

A group of six ocean engineering students at the University of Rhode Island has developed an…

Heterogeneous catalyst goes enzymatic

What if there were no tunnels in the Swiss Alps? Anyone trying to travel through them…

Researchers describe the mechanism of a protein upon infection of the ‘Fasciola hepatica’

Fasciola hepatica is a parasite that causes on average 3.2 million in losses in the agricultural…

CLASP-2: Investigating the magnetic solar chromosphere

Four years ago, an international team (USA, Japan and Europe) carried out an unprecedented suborbital space…