Research: Surfer’s ear points to ancient pearl divers in Panama —

While examining a skull from an ancient burial ground in a pre-Columbian village in Panama, Nicole Smith-Guzmán, bioarchaeologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research...

Research: Camera trap study reveals the hidden lives of island carnivores —

Researchers placed 160 cameras on 19 of the 22 Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin to see which carnivores were living there. After taking...

Research: Bees can count with just four ‘nerve cells’ in their brains —

Bees can solve seemingly clever counting tasks with very small numbers of nerve cells in their brains, according to researchers at Queen Mary...

Research: Baby star’s fiery tantrum could create the building blocks of planets —

A massive stellar flare on a baby star has been spotted by University of Warwick astronomers, shedding light on the origins of potentially...

Research: Peanut variety with water conservation trait sustains yield even in drought —

The beloved peanut usually grows in sandy soil where there might not be much moisture. But some varieties of peanut perform better in...

Research: Antennal sensors allow hawkmoths to make quick moves —

All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from other senses. Biologists...

Research: Reflected GNSS signals provide information on precipitation over the sea —

In order to analyse climate change or provide information on natural hazards, for example, it is important for researchers to gather knowledge about...

Research: Australian study into how seals react to boats prompts new ecotourism regulations —

Unable to differentiate between a predator and a tourist boat carrying humans curious to view a colony of seals while resting in their...

Research: The technology could be used to develop more sophisticated nanomachines with reconfigurable parts...

Move over Mona Lisa, here comes tic-tac-toe. It was just about a year ago that Caltech scientists in the laboratory of Lulu Qian, assistant...

Research: One of only seven beetle genomes published —

Beekeepers and researchers will welcome the unveiling of the small hive beetle's genome by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their colleagues. The...

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