Category: Technology

Leiden environmental researchers have mapped the environmental footprint of different diets and revealed which population groups have the greatest impact through their food choices. Their […]

It’s been four years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right […]

Plant diversity has long been regarded as key to stable and resilient ecosystems. However, until now, little has been understood about why it has different […]

New research from the University of St Andrews and Université de Neuchâtel has uncovered the mechanism that allows sperm whales to sleep in a unique […]

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students’ reading habits, or rather, nonreading habits. […]

Animals and electronic devices aren’t the only things with memory. Materials can retain memories of past deformations in their microscopic structure. A common example is […]

Sustainable business practices are often seen as a luxury that only rich countries can afford. And these days, some of the biggest economies, including the […]

A new study led by Japanese researchers from Tohoku University and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) reveals that some of the minerals most […]

Efficient heat management in solids is key to advancing the next generation of electronics. However, wave-like heat movement—known as phonon focusing—had been observed only at […]

From the moment they enter the world, human babies depend on others in a way that is unmatched across most species. Originally published at phys.org […]

Today, people speak or sign around 7,500 languages. Yet this figure provides only a snapshot of a constantly changing history. How many languages existed before […]

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have succeeded in detecting exceptionally robust electrical transport in a topological insulator. This could lead to new metrological applications. […]

If the Colorado River Basin is the lifeblood of the American Southwest, keeping the region’s agricultural, ecological and economic systems thriving, Colorado’s West Slope River […]

Women may benefit more from simple, evidence-based exercise and nutrition habits than from rigid social media advice. Social media is filled with detailed rules telling […]

Water and spice influenced eating in opposite and unexpected ways during controlled meal experiments. A glass of water beside a meal is often treated as […]