When natural habitats are cleared to make way for cities, roads and agriculture, this often leaves behind “islands” of fragmented habitat that can place species at risk of extinction. They...
A study has found that infrastructure worldwide is widespread in sites that have been identified as internationally important for biodiversity, and its prevalence is likely to increase. This is the...
Zhang and her colleagues were originally trying to understand why a ring-shaped molecule called a quinone is able to ‘steal’ electrons from photosynthesis. The researchers used a technique called ultrafast...
23 March 2023From publicans and pawnbrokers to vampires and exotic dancers, Light Square has a long and colourful history of interesting residents. Now, a new breed of business will occupy...
Whether analgesic medicine provides meaningful pain relief for people with low back pain is still an open question, a new study has found. Despite the ongoing popularity of medicines to...
Reading the brain's internal compassTo understand how visual information impacts the brain’s internal compass, the researchers exposed mice to a disorienting virtual world while recording the brain's neural activity. The...
Additionally, MIT will host an April 12 event on the topic, featuring Lightman and a diverse panel of experts. Lightman calls this perspective “spiritual materialism” and considers it a logical...
'There will be no arraignment this week,' a source familiar with the proceedings told DailyMail.com exclusively on Tuesday. Trump, 76, said last week that he expected to be arrested on...
Three MIT-led teams are among 16 nationwide to receive funding awards to address sustainable materials for global challenges through the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program. Sustainable microchipsOne of the...
This means that animal welfare can now, for the first time, be properly considered alongside other impacts of farming to help identify which farming systems are best. Animal welfare assessments...