Julian Leyland receives funding from UKRI. Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high ...

When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who ...

Children living in poverty often suffer from anemia, a condition linked to serious health risks. A research team led by ...

Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or accurately predict fluctuations in temperature, salinity, and other properties.

Sarah Lonsdale's book is published by Manchester University Press. Both she and MUP will receive income from sales of the book. In the summer of 1905, a young Canadian widow, Mina Hubbard, set out ...

Pull out those "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" T-shirts, iron those spring green pants and find those shamrock-shaped shades — Baton Rouge celebrates St. Patrick's Day on Sunday. The main event, of course ...

Spotted bass and largemouth bass have a lot in common. They look alike; they can inhabit the same places in the same lakes; they eat the same forage; and they’ll fall for many of the same baits.

Maghreb, Arab Maghreb or also Northwest Africa, political map. Part of the Arab World, comprising Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia, Western Sahara and the Spanish cities Ceuta and Melilla.

The Four Horsemen of the TPLF: Meet the hardliners seeking to dominate northern Ethiopia The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has unseated the interim government in Ethiopia’s northernmost ...

Rural travel provides a refreshing escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life. Here’s what you need to consider.

1 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA. 2 Department of Cell Biology and ...