No evidence for increased egg predation in the Arctic

Climate and ecosystems are changing, but predation on shorebird nests has changed little across the globe…

Phantom sensations: When the sense of touch deceives

Without being aware of it, people sometimes wrongly perceive tactile sensations. A new study shows how…

Language-savvy parents improve their children's reading development, study shows

Parents with higher reading-related knowledge are not only more likely to have children with higher reading…

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumours during surgery

An artificial nose developed in Finland helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery and enables…

Researchers take two steps toward green fuel

Researchers have developed a two-step method to more efficiently break down carbohydrates into their single sugar…

Immortal quantum particles

Decay is relentless in the macroscopic world: broken objects do not fit themselves back together again.…

Translating university lectures in multiple languages

Researchers report a new machine translation system that outputs subtitles in multiple languages for archived university…

Vagus nerve stimulation study shows significant reduction in rheumatoid arthritis symptoms

The results of a pilot study suggest that electro stimulation of one of the nerves connecting…

A rapid, easy-to-use DNA amplification method at 37°C

Scientists have developed a way of amplifying DNA on a scale suitable for use in the…

It's not easy being green

Despite how essential plants are for life on Earth, little is known about how parts of…