Text-based nudges to high school seniors boost financial aid filing, college enrollment

High school seniors who receive texted reminders—or “nudges”—from their school counselors are 17 percent more likely…

Facebook and Instagram gave away the presence of the 'Japan pig' seahorse in Taiwan

While monitoring of cryptic and elusive tiny creatures, such as pygmy seahorses that measure only 13…

Following in Darwin's footsteps: understanding the plant evolution of florist's gloxinia

More than 150 years ago, Charles Darwin’s fascination with genetics and domestication catapulted the scientific world…

Laos hydro project switched on along dried-out Mekong

A multi-billion dollar hydro-electric power plant on the Mekong river in Laos was officially switched on…

A new type of acoustic insulation enables sound to be concentrated in corners

A group of researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with Chinese…

Swiss lament glacier melting as UN focuses on mountains

A Swiss minister says over 10% of the Alpine country’s glaciers have been lost over the…

Structured light promises path to faster, more secure communications

Structured light is a fancy way to describe patterns or pictures of light, but deservedly so…

Putting the Water Framework Directive to the test

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is one of the most progressive regulatory frameworks for water…

Flooding in Central African Republic leaves at least 28,000 homeless

The worst flooding in two decades in the Central African Republic has left at least 28,000…

Exposing blind spots in the carbon budget space

The impact of 1°C of global heating is already having devastating impacts on communities and ecosystems…