Media coverage can often be the push that helps research make a splash. Well, this week’s Newscripts is a little late to that particular party. Andrew Dickerson’s research into what happens to water ...

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Think back to the last glass of water you drank. Did you actually taste the water? Before you answer, keep in mind that taste and feel involve two different mechanisms. For example, if you coated your ...

A study from the University of Cambridge has uncovered 168 everyday chemicals that can harm the bacteria living in our guts.

From water to air: we only know many flying insects as adults, but many of them have their first life stages in the water. The larvae of mayflies, for example, spend almost a year in the shallow shore ...

Surfaces inspired by cicada wings and mosquito eyes have antifogging properties. A team of scientists from France and the US has created surfaces that mimic these natural systems, in an attempt to ...

When the temperatures rise and it is hot outside, it's not just people who long for a refreshing dip in a pool or the sea. Wild animals and insects also need water, and if you have a garden or balcony ...

Walking into your kitchen and finding tiny invaders marching across your counters can turn the heart of your home into a ...

Deserts reward preparation. Across the world, desert animals have developed ingenious and resourceful ways to conserve every ...

The sight of a drooping flower head is often all it takes to prod us to unravel the hose and turn on the spigot. We’re less attuned to the water preferences and needs of birds and insects, though, and ...