El Salvador on Thursday became the first country in the world to ban the mining of metals in what campaigners...
Combining sensors and imaging of every plant with real-time data analytics improves farm outputs and reduces waste Traditional farming relies...
Trees, from the mighty redwoods to slender dogwoods, would be nothing without their microbial sidekicks. Millions of species of fungi...
With one dietary change, the U.S. could almost meet greenhouse-gas emission goals. Scientists from Oregon State University, Bard College, and...
Just 1% of the $700bn (£560bn) a year given to farmers is used to benefit the environment, the analysis found....
People who are exposed to pesticides may face an increased risk of liver cancer, a new meta-analysis suggests. Pesticide exposure...
'Saline agriculture' – the process of adapting farming techniques to salted soils – could prove key for coastal farms at...
Low-frequency noise may be the most insidious. The subway train rolling underneath one’s feet, the airplane taking off, an idling...
Don't be afraid of boredom. It turns out that in our rush to find boredom busters for our children, we...
Reduced hours for same pay increased successful work-life balance management, cutting stress levels and boosting commitment. The New Zealand company...
“It didn’t occur to me until recently that headaches were getting better when he just sat among the trees,” says...
"We found that under controlled conditions, the Schumann Resonance fields certainly had an effect on living tissues," Prof. Price says....
Exposure to road traffic noise is associated with an increased risk of abdominal obesity and diabetes. Both these health outcomes...
A new study has captured another group phenomenon known to exist in labs but never before chronicled in humans' natural...
Water has numerous anomalous properties, many of which remain poorly understood. One of its intriguing behaviors is that it exhibits...
Water is liquid at room temperature – astounding for such a small molecule. Insights into the causes are provided by...
For years health experts have been unable to agree on whether fluoride in the drinking water may be toxic to...
"Normally, when liquid water is cooled below its freezing point, the water molecules arrange themselves in the ordered, crystal structure...
Researchers in Japan have discovered that injecting billions of microscopic bubbles into water used to irrigate organic tomatoes and strawberries...
Stomach MRI images combined with functional fMRI of the brain activity have provided scientists new insight into how the brain...
Proponents of clean energy will soon have a new source to add: osmotic power. Or more specifically, energy generated by...
Robin Baker from the University of Manchester took busloads of blindfolded volunteers on winding journeys for several kilometres before asking...
The phenomenon of imploding bubbles, called sonoluminescence because it emits a flash of light as the bubble collapses, has been...
An international team of scientists has created a non-invasive device that stimulates the brain to improve cognitive function. In tests...
The idea that during sleep our minds shut down from the outside world is ancient and one that is still...
Vibratos typically oscillate at a rate of 4-8 cycles per second, or with a period of 125-250 milliseconds per cycle....
Fundamental particles have minute levels of consciousness, and in a watered-down sense, they are subjects of experience. When particles are...
An international team of researchers has conducted an experiment that shows that the arrow of time is a relative concept,...
