Puppy love: Choosing the perfect pooch poses challenges similar to dating

Psychologists at Indiana University who study how people pick their spouses have turned their attention to…

Setting the standard for machine learning

The microcomputer revolution of the 1970s triggered a Wild West-like expansion of personal computers in the…

Public opinion on wrongful convictions swayed by entertainment series, study finds

Americans are hooked on the Netflix series When They See Us, which reconstructs the true story…

Researcher shows physics suggests life could exist in a 2-D universe

James Scargill, a physicist at the University of California, has written a paper reporting that the…

Identifying a fake picture online is harder than you might think

It can be hard to tell whether a picture is real. Consider, as the participants in…

Dung beetles use wind compass when the sun is high

Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve…

Circular cities of the world: What can green infrastructure do?

More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities while projections show an increase…

Testing designed carbon materials to purify wastewater

Waste streams from industry and agriculture could be used for the production of coal that can…

How the dragon got its frill

The frilled dragon exhibits a distinctive large erectile ruff. This lizard usually keeps the frill folded…

The pH of calcium ions controls ion channel opening

Ion channels are pores in the membrane of cells or cell organelles. They allow positively or…