Hidden deep below our feet, petroleum reservoirs are made up of hydrocarbons like oil and natural…
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Human impact on the activities and social behaviour of urban capuchin monkeys
To better understand how primates modify their behaviour to adapt to the increasing presence of humans,…
Finding fake fingerprints
It was once the stuff of science fiction security, open your eye wide and look into…
Study shows penguins attract seabirds when they corral fish
A pair of researchers with Mandela University has found that when African penguins work together to…
Researchers discover bacterial diversity in Justinianic Plague
A large international team of researchers has discovered a previously unknown level of diversity in the…
Specific ion effects directed noble metal aerogels
Noble metal foams (NMFs) are a new class of functional materials that contain both noble metals…
2-D spintronics has already transformed computing – now we're making it work in three dimensions
Spintronics might not be the sort of word that comes up in everyday discussions, but it…
What I've learned from teaching prisoners to think like scientists
It takes a while to get used to the constant locking of doors as you stop-start…
Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel – at less than half the weight
Researchers have demonstrated that vehicle armor using composite metal foam (CMF) can stop ball and armor-piercing…
What does a koala's nose know? A bit about food, and a lot about making friends
The koala’s nose is distinctive—it’s a big black leathery rectangle in the middle of a round,…