Sustainable mobility planning supported by doughnut thinking

A new scientific article shows how the donut model, which examines the overall sustainability of societies,…

Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while passively cooling objects

New films inspired by butterfly wings circumvent the heating effect usually experienced by colored objects absorbing…

New research casts doubt on role of fungus in driving pancreatic cancer

Four years ago, a report that a common species of fungus might fuel pancreatic cancer offered…

Very bright fireball explodes over the eastern U.S.

A very bright fireball exploded over the eastern United States at around 06:13 UTC (02:16 EDT)…

Robots cause company profits to fall — at least at first

Researchers have found that robots can have a ‘U-shaped’ effect on profits: causing profit margins to…

Workers are less productive and make more typos in the afternoon — especially on Fridays

A recent interdisciplinary study used a novel method of data collection — computer usage metrics —…

Researchers are using monkey poop to learn how an endangered species chooses its mates

Northern muriquis, which live in the Atlantic forest of Brazil, are one of the most endangered…

Scientists view the 'transition state' of a photochemical reaction in real-time

In chemical reactions, molecules transform from reactants into reaction products through a critical geometry called a…

Scientists dig into wildfire predictions, long-term impacts

Wildfires are an ancient force shaping the environment, but they have grown in frequency, range and…

Sea urchins are struggling to 'get a grip' as climate change alters ecosystems

As global climate change causes weather extremes ranging from heat waves and droughts to heavy rains…