A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight against the parasitic Varroa mite, new research shows.
Across the United States, historically redlined neighborhoods that scored lowest in racially discriminatory maps drawn by the government-sponsored Home-Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) in the 1930s had twice the density of oil and gas wells than comparable neighborhoods that scored highest.
Researchers from MIT have developed a specialized MRI sensor capable of detecting light deep within tissues, including the brain, MIT News said. With further development, it could be utilized to monitor patients undergoing light-based therapies for cancer.
Many horse owners purchase painkilling and potentially dangerous drugs without having a veterinarian examine their horse first, a recent survey has found.
Regular blood or plasma donations can reduce levels of PFAS in the blood, according to a world-first clinical trial from Macquarie University and Fire Rescue Victoria published in JAMA Network Open today.
Seawater samples taken from a surfboard have helped scientists understand microscopic life in the waves, new research shows.
Major advance from Columbia Engineering team demonstrates first multi-organ chip made of engineered human tissues linked by vascular flow for improved modeling of systemic diseases like cancer.
Two Macquarie University researchers have been named as 2022 New South Wales Young Tall Poppies by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) for their ground-breaking research and contributions to their respective scientific fields.
Children differ dramatically from adults in their moral views on animals, new research shows.
A complex array of smoking behaviours and identities among young adults explains why public health initiatives around smoking prevention and cessation are not working for this age group, according to latest research led by Dr Ria Poole at the University of Exeter.
By examining connections between information-seeking, learning and motivation, new study offers pointers for public-education campaigns and classrooms.
Protected areas such as national parks have a "mixed impact" on wildlife, according to the largest ever global study of their effects.
Sounds made by humpback whales – including a previously unknown call – have given researchers a glimpse of their lives in the high seas.
A microwave technology invented at Macquarie University will improve the manufacture of solar cells and make them easier to recycle.
Wildlife watchers generally welcome species that have arrived in the UK due to climate change, new research suggests.
Research paper in Nature Communications Earth and Environment shows progress in Australia towards United Nations goals, making rivers more able to recover from flood, drought and other impacts.
New research has discovered that some patients with motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) carry the same rare genetic defects that cause other neurodegenerative diseases.
A disease in elk that causes deformed hooves and eventually leads to lameness and death is also associated with abnormal, asymmetrical antlers, a Washington State University-led study of hunter reports has found.
Experiencing loneliness appears to lead to a higher risk of future unemployment, according to new research.
A natural habitat's ability to withstand and recover from damage can be empirically monitored from space – and the method may prove important during upcoming decades of climate and land-use change.