Scientific Research Has to Be “Passion-Driven” – Says Nobel Prize Winner
Scientists cannot be expected to drop everything they’re working on to turn their attention to beating COVID-19, according to the winner of the 2019 Nobel…
Scientists cannot be expected to drop everything they’re working on to turn their attention to beating COVID-19, according to the winner of the 2019 Nobel…
Like a champion fighter gaining confidence after each win, a male mouse that prevails in several successive aggressive encounters against other male mice will become…
New study shows evidence of nonhuman animals selecting who they socialize during aging. No new friends and no drama. When humans age, they tend to…
Despite having bat-like wings, two small dinosaurs, Yi and Ambopteryx, struggled to fly, only managing to glide clumsily between the trees where they lived, researchers…
Progeny of novel combination is more vigorous and productive than parental plants. Novel grafted plants — consisting of rootstock epigenetically modified to “believe” it has…
New drill core shows a boom-bust landscape in the east African rift valley at a defining moment in human evolution, technology and culture. For hundreds…
Language is one of the most powerful tools available to humanity, and determining why and when language evolved is central to understand what it means…
Getting run over by a car is not a near-death experience for the diabolical ironclad beetle. How the beetle survives could inspire the development of…
An interactive system to design and fabricate structurally sound wood joints. Wood is considered an attractive construction material for both aesthetic and environmental purposes. Construction…
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Royal Veterinary College have discovered how birds are able to fly in gusty conditions — findings that…
Our brains can’t always reliably evaluate experiences that unfold over time We tend to give disproportionate weight to the later part of an experience This…
MIT professor’s study quantifies how many mail-in ballots became “lost votes” in the 2016 U.S. federal election. In elections, every vote counts. Or should count….
An international collaboration has provided the first insights into a new type of silk produced by the very unusual Australian basket-web spider, which uses it…
Mammals and birds today are warm-blooded, and this is often taken as the reason for their great success. University of Bristol paleontologist Professor Mike Benton identifies…
In specially coated tubes, the more viscous a liquid is, the faster it flows. It’s widely known that thick, viscous liquids — like honey —…
International research team including University of Göttingen explains advantages of molecular breeding methods More than two billion people worldwide suffer from micronutrient malnutrition due to…
A widely adopted police interview technique, used by both the FBI and British police, to spot if a suspect is lying, is not fit for…
Using a new algorithm, Stanford researchers have reconstructed the movements of individual particles of light to see through clouds, fog and other obstructions. Like a…