Major Europe-wide youth research project publishes findings

A major 3-year project which investigated young people’s responses to conflict with authority has now published…

Old bread becomes new textiles

Is it possible to create textiles from old bread? Akram Zamani, senior lecturer in resource recycling…

Arizona suffering from several large wildfires

There are several wildfires burning in Arizona as the wildfire season in the West begins in…

Secondhand horror: Indirect predator odor triggers reproductive changes in bank voles

Reproducing in a fearful world is tricky. How do rodents get information of prevailing risk of…

Solvent pH controls interactions of gold nanoclusters, offers potential applications in drugs and imaging

The properties of gold in nanoscale are significantly different to those of bulk gold. Of special…

New to science New Zealand moths link mythological deities to James Cameron's films

In an unexpected discovery from the South Island (New Zealand), two species of narrowly distributed macro-moths…

Plot twist: Straightening single-molecule conductors improves their performance

A team at Osaka University has created single-molecule nanowires, complete with an insulation layer, up to…

Could floating cities help people adapt to rising sea levels?

By end of the century, rising seas will flood more than 500 coastal cities, affecting 1.5…

The urgent need for media literacy in an age of annihilation

From fictitious organizations posting polarizing messages on Facebook to robustly researched news stories being labelled “fake,”…

Here's what supermarkets should do to help the planet

It was inspiring to read about the launch of Waitrose’s trial in Oxford offering consumers a…