An international team led by researchers at Queen's University Belfast has made a discovery that has eluded astronomers for ...

The demand for donkey hides has grown exponentially over the past 15 years, driven mainly by demand from China. Lauren Johnston is a specialist on China trade with Africa. She has spent several years ...

Scientists studying the neurology of tame foxes identified changes in a part of the brain that has previously been associated ...

What does a healthy river look like? For most of us, an obvious answer would involve two aspects: water flowing through a ...

Astronomers have determined that VVV CL001, a metal-poor globular cluster near the center of the Milky Way, is about 13.4 ...

A new historical analysis challenges the received wisdom as to why Chinese characters developed their distinctive square shapes. The work, published in the International Journal of Arts and Technology ...

A 10-year scientific investigation of museum specimens has uncovered two previously unrecognized bandicoot species, expanded ...

Scientific papers are a researcher's most valuable currency, and a paper published in a respected journal can represent ...

A window can admit welcome daylight but also let in unwanted heat, taxing air conditioning systems. Darkening the glass helps ...

A new genetic study examines an unusually large hybridization event that followed the Fukushima nuclear accident, when escaped domestic pigs bred with wild boar. The research shows that domestic pig ...

More than just a precious gemstone for jewelry, diamond has properties that make it attractive for several next-generation, ...

Microbiologists have found that an enzyme not normally associated with microbial activities in the human gut has a role in ...