Japan turns to floating solar islands as it seeks to end reliance on nuclear...
By Jon Major, University of Liverpool
Two companies in Japan recently announced they are to begin building two huge solar power islands that will float...
How to be a world leader when you grow up – pick the right...
By Morgen Witzel, University of Exeter
What do the prime ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and Finland have in common with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Colombian...
New kind of organic molecule found in Milky Way’s biggest star factory
By Rene Breton, University of Southampton
One of the many unanswered questions about the origin of life on Earth is: where did organic molecules –...
Redrawing the map could reveal ocean garbage patch culprits
By Erik van Sebille and Gary Froyland
Most of us have littered at one time or another, and in the process we probably contributed to...
Will there be enough fish to go around? Not if we follow healthy eating...
By Ruth H. Thurstan, The University of Queensland and Callum Roberts, University of York
Globally, we still catch enough fish to eat – just about....
There can be only one: giant squid is the singular king of the ocean
By Jan Strugnell, La Trobe University and Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
As many as 21 species of giant squid live and die under the surface...
Zoos of the future break down the enclosure walls
By Robert Young, University of Salford
The experience of visiting a zoo is about to change dramatically. The Next Generation Zoo concept is based on...
Why Australia shouldn’t ban Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir
By Adrian Cherney, The University of Queensland
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott calls it “a thoroughly objectionable organisation”, “un-Australian” and “un-Islamic”. But would it be...
