Where are they? Cosmologists search Andromeda for signs of alien life
'Are we alone in the universe?' The question has fascinated, tantalized and even disconcerted humans for as long as we can remember.
Women much less likely to ask questions in academic seminars than men
A new study reveals a stark disparity between male and female participation in departmental seminars which helps to explain the 'leaky pipeline' of female...
Ledumahadi mafube: South Africa’s new jurassic giant
A new species of a giant dinosaur has been found in South Africa's Free State Province. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Ledumahadi mafube, weighed 12...
Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions
Beach sand ripples can be fingerprints for ancient weather conditions, study shows.
How swarms of nanomachines could improve the efficiency of any machine
All machines convert one form of energy into another form - for example a car engine turns the energy stored in fuel into motion...
Postnatal depression could be linked to fewer daylight hours during late pregnancy
Women in late pregnancy during darker months of the year may have a greater risk of developing postpartum depression once their babies are born....
Plasma thruster: New space debris removal technology
An research group has discovered new technology to remove space debris using a single propulsion system in a helicon plasma thruster.
The warm glow of kindness is real, even when there’s nothing in it for...
We feel the benefit of kind acts regardless of whether they are altruistic or strategically motivated.
Genetically engineered viruses discern, destroy E. coli in drinking water
To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage -- a genetically engineered virus --...
When neglected children become adolescents
Many migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S. border, some of them very young, have landed in shelters where they often experience...
