The evolution of human cognitive abilities may have come with some disadvantages. A new study published on Aug 9 in the American Journal of Human Genetics suggests certain mental disorders
High-speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and diode photodetectors have now been embedded into fibres, which could be woven into wearable fabrics, as reported in Nature News
A new study published on August 8 in Nature, a scientific journal, suggests that the positive effects of aerosols intentionally released into the atmosphere ― a form of solar geoengineering ―
In recent years, researchers have pointed to the potential retinotoxicity of blue light emitted by white LEDs at lighting levels classed as “domestic”, which has raised a great deal of
Two separate studies published this week show that beneficial soil microbes can support certain agricultural crops. One study has identified an unusual relationship between a particular species of maize and
A new project has just been set in motion to build a 3D map of the Ganges River, Lou Del Bello reports in Nature News & Comment on August 7.
A new study published on July 7 in Nature Communications, a scientific journal, examined the effects of long-term captivity on wild timber elephants in Myanmar (1). The study, performed by researchers
A brief perspective published in Science on August 3, written by Dr Brande Wulff of the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK and Dr Kanwarpal Dhugga from Mexico’s International Maize
A paper published in Nature Communications on August 3 may have just unlocked some of the mystery behind one of our sensory experiences ― smell. The study looked at the
A new paper published in Cell on August 2 has refuted the widely accepted idea that uniquely human changes to FOXP2 led to the development of modern language, a notion