Giant manta rays can grow up to nine meters long with a disc size of seven meters across and weigh up to 2,000 kg. This size leaves them with very few natural enemies once they reach adulthood at ...

Tiny underwater algae sway gently in the current. All of a sudden, a light shines on them and they form robotic-like arms that start to pick up small rocks and put them in floating baskets. Sounds ...

Keeping to warm climates throughout their 250-million-year history may have helped crocodiles and their relatives survive the ...

New research suggests the same personality traits associated with toxic corporate leaders today may have been present at the very birth of global capitalism 400 years ago.

Moderate cold increases BH2 levels in the muscle of the nematode C. elegans. The muscle is an important source of BH2 and acts as a metabolic hub. Moderately cold temperatures have proven to ...

Research by experts at the University of Sydney has identified a new subtype of depression called “circadian depression”. The study used clinical and genetic data from more than 10,000 Australians to ...

A Japanese macaque from a group that experienced a deadly disease outbreak encounters two pieces of food — one placed on a clean surface and one placed on a surface with a visual cue of contamination.

A research team led by Professor Oscar Dahlsten, Associate Professor at the Department of Physics at CityUHK, sets out to prove a theoretical limitation, only to discover a novel quantum solution. For ...

New Horizon Europe project aims to strengthen science–policy interfaces, national soil health hubs and digital tools to help Europe turn the Soil Monitoring Law into evidence-based action. Healthy ...

A coastal landscape of Minamata city, Japan at sunset. The image reflects the study’s call for an approach to education that recognizes uncertainty, vulnerability and the complex relationship between ...