Peeping into the black box of AI to discover how collective behaviors emerge

How do the stunningly intricate patterns created by schools of fish emerge? For many scientists, this…

Quantum dots that light up TVs could be used for brain research

While many people love colorful photos of landscapes, flowers or rainbows, some biomedical researchers treasure vivid…

Increase in online hate speech leads to more crimes against minorities

An increase in hate speech on social media leads to more crimes against minorities in the…

Chemists create self-assembling material with suite of new properties

Chemists from have created a new material that self-assembles into 2-D networks in a predictable and…

Wily tuberculosis bacteria can vary its diet to infect you longer

Worldwide, approximately one in four people is infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and while overall New Zealand…

New research suggests global ice age changed the face of the planet

Curtin University researchers have discovered that a global ice age more than 600 million years ago…

Animals are disappearing from forests, with grave consequences for the fight against climate breakdown – new research

It’s tempting to think that our forests would be fine if we could simply stop trees…

Stretched photons recover lost interference

The smallest pieces of nature—individual particles like electrons, for instance—are pretty much interchangeable. An electron is…

Researchers develop tool to incorporate social, cultural concerns in resource management

For years, fisheries managers have struggled to find a delicate balance between competing financial and ecological…

What will the world look like in 2050?

It’s 2050, and another balmy day in Los Angeles. A young woman steps outside and puts…