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Science Can Do More for Sustainable Development
The message from Rio+20 is for practical action to deliver existing targets. Scientists must identify and overcome barriers to...
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Gender and Religion in Our Century
Religions have supported and promoted gender inequality. But such matters are now being intensely reconsidered, and women are fighting...
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Potential Cracks in the Standard Model of Particle Physics
Recently analyzed data from the BaBar experiment may suggest possible flaws in the Standard Model of particle physics, the...
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How Listeners Shape the Evolution of Music
Audience responses may help composers fine-tune their works over time
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What the Amazon Looked Like Before Columbus
Ancient people had minimal, if any, impact on the outlying forests of South America’s Amazon Basin, and settlements near...
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Rio Environment Meeting Focuses On ‘Energy For All’
Diplomats and activists from around the world are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to talk about how the planet’s...
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Now That’s a Fossil: Turtles Died During Sex 47 Million Years Ago
German palaeontologists have dug up the remains of nine turtle pairs that died while mating some 47 million years...
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Missing Neutrons May Be Visiting Parallel Universe
Neutrons may be traveling from our universe into parallel worlds and back again, according to a new theory that...
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Rio+20 Deal Would Weaken Energy, Water Pledges
Governments are set to weaken pledges on boosting access to water and energy after a new draft negotiating text...
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Ancient Antarctica Was Warm Enough for Vegetation
Ancient Antarctica was much warmer and wetter than previously suspected, a new study has found. The climate was suitable...
