Two new species of 'tweezer-beaked hopping rats' discovered in Philippines

Just about everybody loves peanut butter. We put it on sandwiches and in candy, we use…

Feeling heat on the roof of the world

The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the “roof of the world,” is getting hotter. This process…

Sediment from fishing choking out sea sponges, study shows

Sediment stirred up from fishing activity has a detrimental effect on reef-building sea sponges in northern…

More needs to be done to address the gender gap in academia, researchers say

Being a woman has a negative association with academic rank, a study led by Cardiff University…

Manipulating nanoscale light in nanocavity of scanning tunneling microscope junctions

Manipulating nanoscale light in scanning tunneling microscope junctions is attained by nanofabrication of gold tips using…

How a giant 'thermos bottle' will help in understanding antimatter

One of the big questions physicists are trying to answer is what happened to all the…

Understanding the human side of climate change relocation

Climate change is expected to have a striking impact on vulnerable communities, especially in coastal regions…

The end is nigh for Apple's iTunes as the tech giant targets separate audio and video markets

Apple says it’s replacing iTunes with three dedicated entertainment applications as part of its new Mac…

Scientists uncover binding secret behind protein 'superglue'

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have pinpointed how a special class of plant-derived…

Bringing reality into the world of VR

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be inside your favourite video game,…