Around three-quarters of the tree and shrub species currently grown in cities worldwide are predicted to be at risk from hotter and drier conditions by 2050 Environment 19 September 2022…
A prototype N95 face mask with a sensor built into the breath valve appears to be highly sensitive to virus proteins in early-stage tests Technology 19 September 2022 By Clare…
15 per cent of food currently given to livestock and farmed fish is suitable for human consumption. By replacing this with food system by-products, we could feed more people without…
A searing heat wave was pushing California’s electric grid to the brink of blacking out earlier this month when, in a frantic bid to keep the lights on, officials implored…
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The powerful remnants of Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s western coast on…
Since July, NASA’s Perseverance rover has drilled and collected four slim cores of sedimentary rock, formed in what was once a lake on Mars. They are the first of this…
Calling customer service is a situation we all know and dread. We navigate a complex maze of automated voice commands, hoping for the prize of speaking with a real live…
Squeezing nutrient-rich blood from the umbilical cord into babies who are born pale or struggling to breathe improves health outcomes Health 19 September 2022 By Grace Wade Waiting to clamp…
High-speed cameras have revealed the extraordinary hunting technique of the Australian ant-slayer spider, which is highly successful and thought to be unique Life 19 September 2022 By Michael Le Page…
A new study estimates there are 20 quadrillion individual ants across the globe, which together weigh more than all wild birds and mammals combined Life 19 September 2022 By Alice…