Father and son win world sheep dog trial titles in Scotland
David Howells and his son Jack became the first father and son to claim world titles together at the Sheep Dog World Trial in Lauder, Scotland last weekend.
Category: Science
2011 Japan tsunami caused fish hybridization but species boundaries remained intact
A 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan mixed marine and freshwater stickleback populations, yet genetic analysis shows species boundaries largely held.
Researchers find moral language boosts online engagement only up to a point
A team from Chile and US universities analyzed social media posts in September 2026 to determine how moral wording affects user interaction.
Steve Stewart-Williams argues evolution shaped distinct male and female psychological drives
Psychologist Steve Stewart-Williams discusses his new book A Billion Years of Sex Differences regarding how natural selection influenced human minds.
Soil compaction risks found in new agri-photovoltaic plant construction
Researchers at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research measured soil density after a solar farm built in fall 2024 near Müncheberg, Brandenburg.
Bionic Reading bolding changes eye focus but does not speed up reading for adults
Scientists at University College London tested Bionic Reading on 90 skilled adult readers in September 2026.
Marineland Canada whales died after relocation to US and Spain facilities
Following the September 2024 closure of Marineland Canada in Niagara Falls, Ontario, an international effort relocated its cetaceans but resulted in multiple deaths at new sites.
Volcanic crystals act as black boxes for tracking magma movement
Scientists studying clinopyroxene crystals from La Palma explain how these minerals record the history of magma before an eruption.
China overtakes US as top workplace for elite AI researchers
A new study by Carnegie China finds that China employed more leading artificial intelligence researchers than the United States last year.
Scientists confirm quarter-electron charge in rare quantum state
Researchers from EPFL, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Princeton University measured a fractional charge in a gallium arsenide layer at low temperatures.