When animal welfare campaigner Ruth Harrison published a book in 1964 called Animal Machines, there was…
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Mapping the kinks in faulty DNA
Here is a challenge for you: copy letter-by-letter, word-for-word a document that is 1,200,000 pages long—that’s…
Orchestrating development in the fly embryo
Most multicellular organisms on Earth—including you—begin as a single fertilized egg and then undergo a complex…
NASA targets coastal ecosystems with new space sensor
NASA has selected a space-based instrument under its Earth Venture Instrument (EVI) portfolio that will make…
Researchers use machine learning technique to rapidly evaluate new transition metal compounds
In recent years, machine learning has been proving a valuable tool for identifying new materials with…
Cutting pollution won't cause global warming spike, study finds
Fears that efforts to reduce air pollution could dramatically speed up the process of global warming…
Study suggests economic growth benefits wildlife but growing human populations do not
In a world first, researchers at ZSL and UCL compared changes in bird and mammal populations…
Study identifies way to enhance the sustainability of manufactured soils
A combination of waste materials supplemented with a product of biomass could help in the search…
Cheater, cheater: Human Behavior Lab studies cheating as innate trait
Is cheating a product of the environment or a character trait? Click here for…
'Iceberg Corridor' sparks tourist boom on Canada's east coast
At dusk, tourists marvel at the sensational collapse of an iceberg at the end of its…