What's inside the Carina pillars? Massive protostars and newly forming planets

Star-forming nebulae are busy places. Unfortunately, clouds of gas and dust usually hide the action. To…

How to prepare for a trip to space

Aleksandra Stankovic is an aerospace psychologist and spaceflight biomedical researcher who studies how to optimize human…

A decision-support tool gives second life to food waste

European scientists, companies and clusters developed a decision-support tool that identifies what residues from food production…

Developing brand relationships through social media communication: A cross-cultural comparison

The effect of different cultural characteristics can affect the relationships consumers using social media have with…

Image: Readying a little rover

An engineer prepares a small rover for testing in a thermal vacuum chamber on Oct. 24,…

Agronomists find green way to mitigate the effects of soil salinity

Most crops are sensitive to soil salinity. Excess salts cause salt stress—plants lack water, photosynthesis is…

Low self-regulation in smartphone use is connected to online shopping addiction

A recent article from a joint study by the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at…

Farmed wolffish could be on your plate in the future

In the future, farmed wolffish could start appearing on fish counters. However, a new thesis from…

Acquiring green firms can be healthy for a firm's bottom line, says new research

There is some good news for companies looking to add to their green credentials. According to…

Media failed to highlight the negative impact of single-use facemasks on the environment, says review

A multidisciplinary team from Bangor has shown how media messaging could have determined people’s mask-wearing choices…