Science
Scientific discoveries and research
A well-timed blink helps us to look around
When did you last blink? Every few seconds, we briefly close our eyes, interrupting our view of the world. Most of the time, we do not notice. What is more, the...
New European database to support environmental risk assessment of human pharmaceuticals
The PREMIER project, a public-private European consortium of research organizations (like Radboud University) and international pharmaceutical companies, has la...
A sweeter future? AI helps scientists discover new sugar substitutes
Researchers Dr. Shayma El-Atawneh and professor Amiram Goldblum at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a new computational framework that identifi...
After 40 years of searching, physicists find evidence for an ultrarare particle decay
Physicists at CERN report that they've detected evidence of a rare meson particle decay (B⁰→ µ⁺µ⁻) that occurs when the meson's beauty quark annihilates with a...
Study suggests there is no 'right' way to teach statistics, giving flexibility to educators
A new study has investigated whether challenges faced by educators in teaching statistics could be reduced by changing how it is taught. The findings suggest th...
Tiny animal populations can recover, challenging assumptions about extinction risk
Species reduced to fewer than 50 individuals in the wild are not automatically doomed to extinction, according to a major study co-authored by researchers at th...
Mystery origin of iconic Stonehenge Altar Stone deepens as search narrows
The hunt for the source of Stonehenge's mysterious Altar Stone has entered a new phase after scientists ruled out several previously proposed locations and move...
How do octopuses remember? Scientists uncover a surprising secret
How does an octopus remember what it has learned? A new study led by Dr. Ana Luiza Turchetti-Maia, Dr. Tal Shomrat and professor Binyamin (Benny) Hochner—resear...
Too many e-scooters? Blame competition
In 2018, something strange happened on sidewalks across America. In 65 cities, thousands of electric scooters appeared seemingly overnight, often with little or...
A 70-million-year-old genetic rescue allowed codfishes to escape extinction and shape the North Atlantic
A new study has revealed how the repurposing of an ancestral gene saved the embryos of cod's ancestors from extinction, enabling them to form the large populati...
Archaeologists uncover possible 19th-century castaway camp on island 'at the end of the world'
On a desolate island at the end of the world, battered by freezing winds, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a possible 19th-century castaway camp tha...
Climate change is undermining our health, and the burden falls heaviest on women
As sea levels creep higher in the Pacific, salt leaches into the soil and reduces the land available to grow food. Ocean warming is damaging coral reefs, reduci...