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Study finds less corruption in countries where more women are in...
A greater representation of women in the government is bad news for corruption, according to a new study published in the Journal of Economic...
Interfacing with the brain
The nervous system is loaded with encoded information: thoughts, emotions, motor control. This system in our bodies is an enigma, and the more we...
The seed that could bring clean water to millions
According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services, the majority of whom live in developing nations.
Carnegie...
Orange, tea tree and eucalyptus oils sweeten diesel fumes
Waste oil from orange, tea tree and eucalyptus essential oil production mixed with diesel provides a sweet-smelling biofuel blend with comparable performance to diesel-only...
Exploring planetary plasma environments from your laptop
A new database of plasma simulations, combined with observational data and powerful visualisation tools, is providing planetary scientists with an unprecedented way to explore...
Secrets of extinct cow with face like a bulldog revealed
An international team of scientists have used the latest genetic and anatomical techniques to study the remains of a cow with a short face...
Non-coding DNA changes the genitals you’re born with
Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn't contain any genes, finds a new...
Quantum transfer at the push of a button
In new quantum information technologies, fragile quantum states have to be transferred between distant quantum bits. Researchers at ETH have now realized such a...
Many animals are shifting from day to night to avoid people
Lions and tigers and bears are increasingly becoming night owls because of us, a new study says.
Scientists have long known that human activity disrupts...
Flying spiders sense meteorological conditions, use nanoscale fibers to float on...
Spiders take flight on the smallest of breezes by first sensing the wind, and then spinning out dozens of nanoscale fibers up to seven...
Ocean waves following sea ice loss trigger Antarctic ice shelf collapse
Storm-driven ocean swells have triggered the catastrophic disintegration of Antarctic ice shelves in recent decades, according to new research published in Nature today.
Lead author...
