Rural belts around cities can reduce urban summer temperatures by up to 0.5°C
The key to cooling ‘urban heat islands’ may lie in the countryside, according to a new study from scientists at
Want privacy? You’re just a stick figure to this camera
A new camera could prevent companies from collecting embarrassing and identifiable photos and videos from devices like smart home cameras
Paleolithic diets are not without risks
High-protein diets, known as ”Paleolithic diets”, are popular. Using mouse models, scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have studied
A hydrogel implant to treat endometriosis
Researchers from ETH Zurich and Empa have developed a hydrogel implant that can help prevent endometriosis, a condition that affects
The eyes have it: Visual inspection experience essential for airport security screening
QUT researchers have used eye-tracking to study airport security screeners’ performance during different visual inspection phases of a screening task.
Aussie innovation spearheads cheaper seafloor test for offshore wind farms
Australian engineers have unveiled a clever new device — based on a modified speargun — as a cheap and efficient
Mindfulness training may lead to altered states of consciousness
Mindfulness training may lead participants to experience disembodiment and unity — so-called altered states of consciousness — according to a
Discovery of a hybrid lineage offers clues to how trees adapt to climate change
The discovery of a hybrid population of poplar trees in western Wyoming has provided insight into how natural hybridization informs
Diatom surprise could rewrite the global carbon cycle
When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy
Reef pest feasts on 'sea sawdust'
Researchers have uncovered an under the sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria