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Earth Sciences Mar 25, 2024

New study reveals unintended consequences of fire suppression

The escalation of extreme wildfires globally has prompted a critical examination of wildfire management strategies. A new study from the University of Montana reveals how fire suppression ensures that wildfires will burn ...

Social Sciences Mar 19, 2024

Sexual harassment goes unchecked in many sub-Saharan African newsrooms, finds study

Sexual harassment often goes unchecked in sub-Saharan African newsrooms despite many employers having policies in place, according to a study conducted by City, University of London and the University of Maryland's Philip ...

Other Mar 18, 2024

The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve

The progress of science in the last 400 years is mind blowing. Who would have thought we'd be able to trace the history of our universe to its origins 14 billion years ago? Science has increased the length and the quality ...

Archaeology Mar 17, 2024

The sunken treasure of the San José shipwreck is contested—but its real riches go beyond coins and jewels

The San José was a galleon ship owned by King Philip V of Spain (1683–1746) in the 18th century. It sailed from Portobelo in present-day Panama to Cartagena in Colombia in 1708.

Space Exploration Mar 15, 2024

Businesses are ready for April's total solar eclipse with celestial-themed doughnuts and beer

Eclipse-themed beer. Jewelry and ornaments. And doughnuts that capture the sun's disappearing act with the help of buttercream frosting.

Plants & Animals Mar 14, 2024

Large old trees are vital for Australian birds. Their long branches and hollows can't be replaced by saplings

When we make roads, houses or farmland, we often find large old trees in the way. Our response is often to lop off offending branches or even cut the tree down.

Plants & Animals Mar 13, 2024

High-resolution imagery advances the ability to monitor decadal changes in emperor penguin populations

Emperor penguin populations have been exceedingly difficult to monitor because of their remote locations and because individuals form breeding colonies on seasonal sea ice fastened to land (known as fast ice) during the dark ...

Environment Feb 29, 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

African countries will suffer significant economic loss after 2050 if global warming is not limited to below 2°C, a new study by the Center for Global Development has found.

Astronomy Feb 25, 2024

A mass of 17 billion suns: Growing black hole is the most luminous object ever observed by astronomers

A new study published in Nature Astronomy describes the most luminous object ever observed by astronomers. It is a black hole with a mass of 17 billion Suns, swallowing a greater amount of mass than the sun every single day.

Biochemistry Feb 22, 2024

New study shows similarities and differences in human and insect vision formation

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered profound similarities and surprising differences between humans and insects in the production of the critical light-absorbing molecule of the retina, 11-cis-retinal, ...

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