Can crows read?
By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
A new study found crows were able to ascribe numerical meaning to symbols – in other words, they could read...
Everything is normal again in North Korea as Kim Jong-un returns
By Adam Cathcart, University of Leeds
After a month’s absence from public life, fuelling idle speculation about a possible coup, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...
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....
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 –...
Hundreds of genes and link to immune system found in largest genetic schizophrenia study
By Michael O'Donovan, Cardiff University
There are lots of medicines available to help with the symptoms of schizophrenia. Some are a bit more effective than...
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...
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...
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...
