Compound from oilseeds may be high-value product

Extracting a substance called glucosinolate from camelina and carinata seeds may help bring these promising sources…

Snapchat users motivation, level of interest

The simplicity of the platform and brevity of posts are key factors in determining how students…

‘Love hormone’ leads worms to show their caring side

Modern neuroscience has long been smitten by the idea of identifying how the brain and its…

Confronted with bacteria, infected cells die so others can live, study finds

In a new study, a team of researchers identified a 'back-up alarm' system in host cells…

Video gamers have an advantage in learning

Neuropsychologists let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video…

Raccoons solve an ancient puzzle, but do they really understand it?

Scientists have been using an ancient Greek fable written by Aesop as inspiration to test whether…

Helium found in coal seams could aid safe shale gas extraction

Natural deposits of helium gas found in UK coal seams could help scientists monitor the secure…

New mouse model replicates an underlying cause of intellectual disability

Researchers have developed the first mice that lack the Upf3b gene, providing a new model for…

New technique could detect explosives, dangerous gases rapidly, remotely

A laser-based method that could be used to detect chemicals such as explosives and dangerous gases…

There are only 15 possible pentagonal tiles

Tiling the plane with a single pattern is a mathematical problem that has interested humans since…