Hot weather hits productivity — even in air-conditioned factories

Hot weather reduces workers’ productivity – even if their workplace is air conditioned. Click…

New pipeline makes valuable organic acid from plants — saving money and emissions

In a breakthrough for environmentally friendly chemical production, researchers have developed an economical way to make…

A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the Levant

Agriculture in Syria started with a bang 12,800 years ago as a fragmented comet slammed into…

Power of rhythm as a design element in evolution and robotics

As the internet quickly fills with viral videos of futuristic robots darting and racing around like…

Carbon-capture tree plantations threaten tropical biodiversity for little gain, ecologists say

The increasingly urgent climate crisis has led to a boom in commercial tree plantations in an…

Human disease simulator lets scientists choose their own adventure

Scientists have developed a device smaller than a toddler’s shoebox — called Lattice –that can simulate…

New strategy for eye condition could replace injections with eyedrops

A new compound potentially could offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who…

Controlled burns help prevent wildfires; Climate change is limiting their use

Climate change means the American West will have 17% fewer safe days to light prescribed fires…

Lasers deflected using air

Using a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible…

Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years

An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy…