Scientists create novel approach to control energy waves in 4D

Everyday life involves the three dimensions (3D), along an X, Y and Z axis, or up…

Workplace discrimination is rife for pregnant women and working parents, finds Australian study

A new study shows that 20 years after it was outlawed in Australia, workplace discrimination is…

Leveraged buyouts can be beneficial for employees, study finds

There has been much research linking the rising levels of influence that financial market institutions exert…

Study highlights carbon capture, utilization and storage potential for North Sea 'super basin'

A research study led by the University of Aberdeen has identified areas of a North Sea…

Fire in northern Australia's tropical savanna is a threat to endangered fairy-wrens

Wildfire threatens the survival of endangered purple-crowned fairy-wrens living along the rivers and creeks of northern…

Scientists conduct molecular analyses of ticks from southern China

Tick-borne pathogens have become emerging global health threats in humans and animals. The objective of a…

How to motivate yourself to learn a language

Are you thinking about learning a language? Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off…

After 50 years of one seabird colony fighting its way back from near extinction, it now faces new threats

Over the past few decades, Skomer Island off the south coast of Wales has witnessed a…

Bangladesh is undertaking the world's largest resettlement program—and the climate is making it harder

Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to climate extremes. The nation’s topography lays its citizens bare to cyclones,…

Researchers study zoonotic enteric parasites among pastoralists, cattle and soil in northeastern Nigeria

The occupation, lifestyle and lack of formal education among pastoralists place them at higher risk of…