Fashion mannequins communicate ‘dangerously thin’ body ideals

The body size of mannequins used to advertise female fashion in the UK are too thin…

Feeding strategies in competing hummingbird species observed in a small area in Brazil

Being the vertebrates with the highest metabolic rate thanks to their rapid wing flaps, the hummingbirds…

The courting cephalopods of the East China Sea

The oval squid are unusual in that they actively alter their skin's patterning. With their body…

Domino effect in pharmaceutical synthesis

Chemists have made research into pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis more efficient, more sustainable and more environmentally friendly.…

DNA fingerprinting reveals how malaria hides from our immune system

DNA fingerprinting has revealed how the malaria parasite shuffles genes to create different strains and hide…

Antarctic ice rift spreads

The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica now has a second branch, which…

Propagation research on rare trees expands species recovery potential

When seeds from a rare tree are difficult or impossible to obtain, what's a conservationist to…

Three-week radiation therapy treatment given post mastectomy is safe and effective

A shorter course of radiation therapy given to breast cancer patients following mastectomy is safe and…

Scientists find a likely genetic driver of smoking-related heart disease

Cigarette smoking accounts for about one fifth of cases of coronary heart disease (CHD), one of…

Infrared 3D scanner: Fast and accurate

Infrared 3D scanners have been used in video games for quite some time. Whereas in video…