Face off—Cyclists not human enough for drivers: study
A new Australian study has found that more than half of car drivers think cyclists are not completely human, with a link between the...
Building starch backbones for lab-grown meat using Lego pieces
A new technique to spin starch fibers using Lego pieces could have future applications for lab-grown "clean" meat, according to a team of food...
Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain
Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain, a new study has found.
The research, led by the Centre for Ecology &...
‘Scuba-diving’ lizard can stay underwater for 16 minutes
A Costa-Rican lizard species may have evolved scuba-diving qualities allowing it to stay underwater for 16 minutes, according to faculty at Binghamton University, State...
Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time
Tiny nanoclusters of metal atoms—such as gold and silver—have properties which mean they can be used as semiconductors, a joint Swansea-Hamburg research team has...
What happened before the Big Bang
A team of scientists has proposed a powerful new test for inflation, the theory that the universe dramatically expanded in size in a fleeting...
Seeds inherit memories from their mother
Seeds remain in a dormant state, a temporary blockage of their germination, as long as environmental conditions are not ideal for germination. The depth...
Cool Earth theory sheds more light on diamonds
A QUT geologist has published a new theory on the thermal evolution of Earth billions of years ago that explains why diamonds have formed...
A fascinating phase transition from one liquid state to another
A team at the University of Tokyo has described in unprecedented detail the rare phenomenon of liquid-to-liquid phase transitions in a pure substance. By...
Greening of lakes will significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions
The good news is global and local. Keeping inland lakes from turning green means less greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate...
Physicists discover new class of pentaquarks
Tomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, has uncovered new information about a class of particles...
