Who’s a good boy? Why ‘dog-speak’ is important for bonding with your pet
Scientists at the University of York have shown that the way we speak to our canine friends is important in relationship-building between pet and...
Oxygen loss could be a huge issue for oceans
A major study into an ancient climate change event that affected a significant percentage of Earth's oceans has brought into sharp focus a lesser-known...
Scientists engineer crops to conserve water, resist drought
Agriculture already monopolizes 90 percent of global freshwater -- yet production still needs to dramatically increase to feed and fuel this century's growing population....
Without 46 million year-old bacteria, turtle ants would need more bite and less armor
You've probably heard about poop pills, the latest way for humans to get benevolent bacteria into their guts. But it seems that a group...
Researchers uncover culprit in Parkinson’s brain cell die-off
An estimated 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease—an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that leads to an increasing loss of motor control.
If we...
Controlled coupling of light and matter
Researchers from Würzburg and London have succeeded in controlling the coupling of light and matter at room temperature. They have published their results in Science...
Research on optical illusion gives insight into how we perceive the world
When you look at the two images below, what do you see? Maybe you see two ducks, sitting side by side. Perhaps instead you...
Scientists crack 70-year-old mystery of how magnetic waves heat the sun
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have led an international team to the ground-breaking discovery that magnetic waves crashing through the sun may be key...
Research suggests creative people do not excel in cognitive control
A recent study by a University of Arkansas researcher, Darya Zabelina, assistant professor of psychology, takes a new approach to measuring the association between...
How a fish species in Lake Tanganyika works together to secure additional food sources
Cooperative behaviour to acquire food resources has been observed in hunting carnivores and web-building social spiders. Now researchers have found comparable behaviours in a...
Researchers pinpoint gene responsible for neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism
A study led by researchers at McMaster University has pinpointed a gene that is responsible for neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism.
Researchers found alterations of the...
