Scientific discoveries and research
If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a "koala paradox": endangered in the north...
The world's first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has transformed the study of...
Thousands of birds, including beloved purple martins, died in "The Great Texas Freeze" of 2021. A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution led by...
It infects nearly one-third of the global population, yet its microscopic size makes the parasite difficult for scientists to study. That parasite is...
Solar water splitting is one of the most direct ways to produce green hydrogen using sunlight. However, most photocatalysts and photoelectrodes absorb...
Wild animal species respond very differently to human development, and as a result, they use ecological corridors in agricultural and urban areas in d...
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is among the most damaging pests affecting soybean crops around the world, with current management strategies relying prim...
Certain species of wasps and frogs share a pain and inflammation peptide similar to one found in vertebrates to help defend against predators—a discov...
After decades of intense research, surprises in the realm of semiconductors—materials used in microchips to control electrical currents—are few and fa...
Between 2023 and 2025, more than 30 million hectares burned in Canada due to wildfires. The threat from increasingly frequent and intense wildfires go...
A new report from the University of East Anglia (UEA) warns that the potential reputational damage of charities using AI-generated images in their cam...
Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The proteins that give plants t...
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