Urban dogs are more fearful than their cousins from the country

Fearfulness is one of the most common behavioural disorders in dogs. As an emotion, fear is…

Scientists see energy gap modulations in a cuprate superconductor

For years physicists have been trying to decipher the electronic details of high-temperature superconductors. These materials…

Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world

Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the…

Landmark study concludes marine life can be rebuilt by 2050

An international study recently published in the journal Nature, led by KAUST Professors Carlos Duarte and…

Using iPS cells to decipher the timing at the beginning of life

Researchers led by Kyoto University have reconstituted the human segmentation clock, a key focus of embryonic…

Oldest-ever human genetic evidence clarifies dispute over our ancestors

Genetic information from an 800,000-year-old human fossil has been retrieved for the first time. The results…

Plant disease primarily spreads via roadsides

An analysis based on mathematical statistics more precise than those previously carried out uncovered the reason…

More protein and good for the planet: 9 reasons we should be eating microalgae

As the climate warms, the land we use for growing energy-intensive crops such as wheat and…

Masking power in the age of contagion: China in the wake of coronavirus

China has gradually emerged out of its shadow of despair as the epicenter where the coronavirus…

The new coronavirus emerged from the global wildlife trade – and may be devastating enough to end it

COVID-19 is one of countless emerging infectious diseases that are zoonotic, meaning they originate in animals.…