How businesses recognize employee achievement impacts engagement, motivation and performance

Businesses are becoming increasingly competitive as they fight to recruit and retain top talent. Recognition programs…

Four rare and delicate sponges described

Four rare, beautiful and delicate sponges have been described by Queensland Museum scientists. Click…

Researchers reveal the venomous secrets of European snakes

Not only in the tropics do snake bites lead to dangerous envenoming—bites from European venomous snakes…

Study investigates monkeys' perception of emotions on viewing facial expressions

Being able to read others’ affective states and intentions from facial expressions is crucial for social…

How asymmetric warming impacts seed reproduction of sand-stabilizing shrub Caragana microphylla

Caragana microphylla is a shrub and one of the important tree species for afforestation in arid…

In the 'I' of the beholder: Study shows people believe self-relevant artwork is more beautiful

People have fairly consistent preferences when it comes to judging the beauty of things in the…

NOAA's GOES-U completes environmental testing

GOES-U, the fourth and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series of advanced geostationary satellites, recently completed…

Modeling energy storage for a decarbonized future

According to the Smart Electric Power Alliance, nearly 75% of Americans are served by an electric…

Exploring the lunar south pole: Lessons from Chandrayaan-3

On August 23 the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon’s…

World's first 3D simulations reveal the physics of exotic supernovae

After years of dedicated research and over 5 million supercomputer computing hours, a team has created…