Daylight levels affect our thermal perception

A pioneering study carried out at EPFL shows that the amount of daylight in a room…

Climate change created today's large crocodiles

What does the term crocodylian bring to mind? A big reptile with a chomping jaw? …

The ocean's plastic problem is closer to home than scientists first thought

You’re probably used to hearing that the ocean is full of plastic, but scientists are puzzled…

Croc-like carnivores terrorized Triassic dinosaurs in southern Africa 210 million years ago

Giant, predatory croc-like animals that lived during the Triassic period in southern Africa preyed on early…

Turning up the heat for weed control

Weeds are thieves. They steal nutrients, sunlight and water from our food crops. In the case…

Fullerene compounds knock out virus infections like HIV and HSV

Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology and the Institute of Problems of…

Ultra-rare kaon decay could lead to evidence of new physics

Scientists searching for evidence of new physics in particle processes that could explain dark matter and…

Uncorking champagne creates under-expanded supersonic carbon dioxide freezing jets

A trio of researchers from the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne and the University of Rennes has…

Study targets graduate student stress

Rebecca Fried readily acknowledges her doctoral research addressing stress among graduate students was, well, stressful. “The…

'Edible forests' can fight land clearing and world hunger at the same time

Reducing emissions from deforestation and farming is an urgent global priority if we want to control…