New valve technology promises cheaper, greener engines
Technology developed at the University of Waterloo reliably and affordably increases the efficiency of internal combustion engines by more than 10 per cent.
The product...
Hunting squid slowed by rising carbon levels
James Cook University (JCU) scientists in Australia have found high carbon dioxide levels cause squid to bungle attacks on their prey.
PhD candidate Blake Spady...
New genetic research shows extent of cross-breeding between wild wolves and domestic dogs
Mating between domesticated dogs and wild wolves over hundreds of years has left a genetic mark on the wolf gene pool, new research has...
Americans slow down the clock of age
A new study by University of Southern California and Yale University researchers suggests that at least part of the gains in life expectancy over...
Cosmologists create largest simulation of galaxy formation, break their own record
Humans have long tried to explain how stars came to light up the night sky. The wide array of theories throughout history have one...
Study: Living abroad leads to a clearer sense of self
Living abroad can clarify your sense of self, according to new research by a team of social scientists at Rice University, Columbia University and...
20 percent of Americans responsible for almost half of US food-related greenhouse gas emissions
On any given day, 20 percent of Americans account for nearly half of U.S. diet-related greenhouse gas emissions, and high levels of beef consumption...
Wind, sea ice patterns point to climate change in western Arctic
A major shift in western Arctic wind patterns occurred throughout the winter of 2017 and the resulting changes in sea ice movement are possible...
Amygdala neurons increase as children become adults—except in autism
In a striking new finding, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that typically-developing children gain more neurons in a region of the...
Why it doesn’t pay to be just nice – you also need to be...
New research has revealed how people's intelligence, rather than their personality traits, leads to success.
Researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Minnesota and Heidelberg devised...
Study uncovers first steps of photosynthesis
Photosynthesis has driven life on this planet for more than 3 billion years—first in bacteria, then in plants—but we don't know exactly how it...
