Study: New sonar still deters sperm whales feeding

Study: New sonar still deters sperm whales feeding

New sonar technology is as disruptive to sperm whales as existing sonar technology, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews. While...
Bat-virus adaptation may explain species spillover, Says New Study

Bat-virus adaptation may explain species spillover, Says New Study

A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has uncovered how bats can carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus without getting sick --...
ExoMars' First Images From Orbit Are Absolutely Surreal

ExoMars’ First Images From Orbit Are Absolutely Surreal

The European Space Agency’s fancy new Mars orbiter only arrived at the Red Planet a few weeks ago, but it’s already delivering some really...
Study: Venus Was Once Potentially Habitable

Study: Venus Was Once Potentially Habitable

Planet Venus is not the best world to search for extraterrestrial life. It has a toxic atmosphere 90 times thicker than Earth's and its...

Research: Research on repetitive worm behavior may have implications for understanding human disease —

Repetition can be useful if you're trying to memorize a poem, master a guitar riff, or just cultivate good habits. When this kind...
Canadian fossils show evidence of cannibalism and combat in tyrannosaurs

Canadian fossils show evidence of cannibalism and combat in tyrannosaurs

A newly discovered fossil of a Daspletosaurus in Alberta, Canada has added evidence to the argument that all tyrannosaurs probably fought their own species...

Message from the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) to Postgraduate Research students about returning to Cambridge...

Dear students,  The University is working hard to re-open its buildings for research purposes. This will take time and decisions to re-open buildings are dependent...
A Monster Asteroid Is Going To Swing Past Earth On December 16

A Monster Asteroid Is Going To Swing Past Earth On December 16

A 3-mile (5 km) wide asteroid named 3200 Phaethon will brush past Earth just before Christmas. The huge object is named after the Greek demi-god...

Research: New AI algorithms could allow robots to learn to move by themselves, imitating...

For a newborn giraffe or wildebeest, being born can be a perilous introduction to the world -- predators lie in wait for an...

Research: Migrating mule deer don’t need directions, study finds —

How do big-game animals know where to migrate across hundreds of miles of vast Wyoming landscapes year after year? Among scientists, there are two...

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