Birds use social cues to make decisions

A new study suggests that some birds prioritize social information over visual evidence when making breeding…

New digital filter approach aims to improve chemical measurements

An expert in measurement science has led a team to design a new filter aimed at…

New digital filter approach aims to improve chemical measurements

An expert in measurement science has led a team to design a new filter aimed at…

What happens when schools go solar?

Sunshine splashing onto school rooftops and campuses across the country is an undertapped resource that could…

New approach could accelerate efforts to catalogue vast numbers of cells

Artistic sketches can be used to capture details of a scene in a simpler image. MIT…

Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean

Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that microorganisms are…

Scientists explore the evolution of animal homosexuality

Imperial researchers are using a new approach to understand why same-sex behaviour is so common across…

Experiments and analyses show how electrons and protons get together on an electrode surface

One of the most fundamental chemical reactions that takes place in energy-conversion systems—including catalysts, flow batteries,…

Promising material could lead to faster, cheaper computer memory

Computer memory could become faster and cheaper thanks to research into a promising class of materials…

FRIPON camera atop ESTEC

Asteroid researcher Kristiane Schmidt and ESA data technician Andrea Toni inspect a camera fixed to the…