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Plants & Animals Jun 20, 2024

Hurricane changed 'rules of the game' in monkey society

A devastating hurricane transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of interacting with others, new research shows.

Environment Jun 20, 2024

The problems with climate scenarios, and how to fix them

Faced with the uncertainties surrounding climate change, policymakers and investors need to know what can happen and how likely these outcomes may be. Unfortunately, current scenarios answer only the first question—and ...

Evolution Jun 20, 2024

The ornate horns of ancient marvel Lokiceratops point to evolutionary insights

What do you get when you cross Norse mythology with a 78-million-year-old ancestor to the Triceratops? Answer: Lokiceratops rangiformis, a plant-eating dinosaur with a very fancy set of horns.

Social Sciences Jun 19, 2024

Study shows biases undermine diversity efforts in policing

As more organizations attempt to increase the representation of women in traditionally male-dominated occupations (such as engineering, technology or banking), new research from George Washington University professor Jennifer ...

Plants & Animals Jun 18, 2024

Team of biologists discover fluorescence in 27 marine creatures

A team of zoologists and marine biologists affiliated with several institutions in Indonesia, working with a colleague from Germany, has discovered previously unknown instances of fluorescence in 27 marine creatures.

Economics & Business Jun 18, 2024

Novice consumers more likely to purchase wine with sweetness scales on labels, finds study

Rather than a text description, using a visual sweetness scale with an arrow pointing to a specific sweetness level on wine labels may increase purchase intent among novice wine consumers, according to a new study from researchers ...

Archaeology Jun 17, 2024

Direct evidence found for dairy consumption in the Pyrenees in the earliest stages of the Neolithic

A joint study conducted by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the University of Zaragoza and the University of Strasbourg on the remains of the Chaves and Puyascada caves, both located in the province of Huesca, Spain, ...

Nanophysics Jun 17, 2024

Physicists discover a new optical property that measures the twist in tiny helices

A new nonlinear optical property of tiny particles has been discovered by an international team of scientists led by physicists at the University of Bath, with important implications for researchers working in fields as diverse ...

Ecology Jun 17, 2024

What biologists still don't know about bioluminescence

Humans have long been fascinated by organisms that can produce light. Aristotle, who was a scientist as well as a philosopher, wrote the first detailed descriptions of what he called "cold light" more than 2,000 years ago. ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 14, 2024

Ultracompact and high-efficiency liquid-crystal-on-silicon light engines for augmented reality glasses

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are innovative display technologies with the ability to revolutionize the way we interact and experience the world.

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