Which is easier to remember, symbols or words?

Everyday symbols like &?!#@$ are highly memorable, according to new research. The new study aimed to…

'Topological gardening' to achieve unexpected spin transport

‘Trimming’ the edge-states of a topological insulator yields a new class of material featuring unconventional ‘two…

Fire, disease threatening sanctuary plants for Australian wildlife

New research has revealed Australia’s iconic grasstrees — known as ‘yaccas’ — play a critical role…

Bronze Age family systems deciphered: Mainz palaeogeneticists analyse a 3,800-year-old extended family

Researchers have analyzed the genomes of skeletons from an extended family from a Bronze Age necropolis…

Hundreds of Andean bird species at risk due to deforestation: New research shows how to protect them

Birds native to the tropical Andes are threatened by increasing agricultural development in the region. A…

Deciphering the molecular dynamics of complex proteins

Which structures do complex proteins adopt in solution? Biophysicists answer this question using the example of…

Want to increase resiliency in kids? Teach creativity

Train elementary school students how to be creative and you can help increase their resilience in…

New test chamber created to find better ways to keep people cool

A shipping container that can test passive cooling systems could help researchers and builders find carbon-free…

Sharing chemical knowledge between human and machine

Researchers have developed a platform that uses artificial neural networks to translate chemical structural formulae into…

Detecting a vast diversity of rainforest animals by swabbing their DNA from leaves

Researchers demonstrate that a vast multitude of birds and mammals can be detected by simply swabbing…