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As the days continue to get shorter scientists have made a significant step in understanding exactly what makes mammals exhibit seasonal behaviours like hibernation and migration. The study - published in the journal eLife and led by the University of Glasgow - pinpoints a single gene, the Dio3 gene, present across all mammals, as the biological mechanism behind seasonal behaviours.

With a novel process, CO2 can be captured from the air with reduced energy consumption.

When natural disaster strikes, a building's survival often depends on how it's built.

A team from the University of Geneva shows that certain vocal processing skills are shared between humans and great apes. The brain doesn't just recognise the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva shows that certain areas of our auditory cortex respond specifically to the vocalisations of chimpanzees, our closest cousins both phylogenetically and acoustically.

A Western-led interdisciplinary research team is using artificial intelligence (AI) to target a potentially harmful enzyme found in the human body that, if left untreated, can cause cancer and infectious disease.

Efforts to join up isolated plant and animal habitats across the world should also protect against unintentionally harming them, new research shows. The paper, led by the Universities of Leeds and Oxford and published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity , states that work to connect fragmented wildlife habitats is essential - but it may also pose ecological risks including the unintentional spread of wildlife diseases and invasive species.

I'd gone to the doctor countless times with back pain but I found it hard to explain how bad it was.

Women with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

From rethinking design to reducing waste and consumption in production processes, there are numerous examples and avenues to explore in order to reduce the environmental impact of plastic materials.

Considered as essential metals in numerous fields such as energy, mobility, digital technology, defence, and health, rare earths 1 have garnered special attention within an international supply context that is under pressure.

What can Formula 1 teach us about individual labour productivity? This question is at the core of the study titled "The Age Productivity Gradient: Evidence from a Sample of F1 Drivers (2011)," conduc

As world leaders gather in Brazil for COP30, adaptation to climate change is one of the most pressing issues on the global agenda.

Until now, researchers assumed that schizophrenia, anxiety disorders or depression arise from an interplay of many different factors, including genetic ones.

How can we best explain complex quantum systems? By using quantum systems that are easier to handle.

A McGill University-led research team has demonstrated the feasibility of a sustainable and cost-effective way to desalinate seawater.

The world is rapidly losing its water supply, according to the World Bank's Global Water Monitoring Report.

The world has converged on Belém, Brazil's gateway to the Amazon, to sharpen climate commitments and move from promises to implementation. It's all happening at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

First-of-its-kind collaboration reveals trends related to the criminal histories of perpetrators and opportunities for prevention A unique partnership between a research-action hub at the University

According to a CNRS publication dated November 5, 2025. Based on a scientific publication in Nature Communications to which Stéphane Santucci, a CNRS researcher at ENS de Lyon's Physics Laboratory (LPENSL), contributed: Multiscale stress dynamics in sheared liquid foams revealed by tomo-rheoscopy.

The energy transition is inextricably linked to social, economic, and political challenges, especially in rural areas.

Dogs exhibited morphological differences from wolves around 11,000 B.C. Even at that time, there was a surprising range of variation among early dogs - long before the 19th century breeding practices that produced modern breeds.