Sharp bends make rivers wander

Left to their own devices and given enough time, rivers wander, eroding their banks and leaving…

Hearing and deaf infants process information differently

Deaf children face unique communication challenges, but a new study shows that the effects of hearing…

Effects of teenage motherhood may last multiple generations

The grandchildren of adolescent mothers have lower school readiness scores than their peers, according to a…

Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain

Lasting changes in the brain caused by drinking that starts in adolescence are the result of…

How does the Amazon rain forest cope with drought?

The Amazon rain forest isn't necessarily a place that many would associate with a drought, yet…

New technology helps address big problems for small satellites

The small size and relatively low cost of CubeSats have made them a popular choices for…

New welfare tool to help improve the lives of elephants in human care

Zoos and safari parks in the UK are using a special new tool to help them…

Species ‘hotspots’ created by immigrant influx or evolutionary speed depending on climate

New research reveals that biodiversity 'hotspots' in the tropics produced new species at faster rates over…

Unfamiliar words, not blue text, slows reading of hyperlinks

Hyperlinks slow down reading speed only when the linked word is unfamiliar, an effect that is…

Fossils of new oviraptorosaur species discovered in Mongolia

A new oviraptorosaur species from the Late Cretaceous was discovered in Mongolia.