• Researchers find that ‘superpowers’ are real

    Scientists have found that evolutionary adaptations and mental conditioning in humans may be the closest humans will come to what we consider ‘superpowers’

  • Caterpillar 'noses' are surprisingly sophisticated, researchers find

    Caterpillars have the ability to consume copious amounts of plant materials in a short time. Caterpillars use their antennae to scan their surroundings in order to eat safely in a hostile environment. Researchers of Wageningen University & Research discovered that the tiny caterpillar 'nose' is also surprisingly advanced. This insight can serve to help protect crops without the use of harmful pesticides.

  • Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti always find a way. How do they do it?

    Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Maybe Fede Valverde, Real Madrid’s man of the match at the Etihad, said it best: “Against all odds. Acting like dead people. THIS IS FOOTBALL HERITAGE REAL MADRID.” Yes, Manchester City are out, Madrid are through, water is wet. Stick your xG, bookies’ odds, possession stats, and moral victories. Liam Gallagher, Ricky Hatton, Jason Manford, your boys took one hell of a beating. So Madrid continued their inevitable march towards another Big Cup...

  • Researcher finds first arrival of Shakespeare's plays in Portugal

    John Stone, a professor at the University of Barcelona, has found the request for two copies of Shakespeare's Othello to be sent to Lisbon in 1765, in the correspondence of the English scholar John Preston, a professor at the English College in Lisbon, addressed to the college's London agent, John Sheppard. Stone found this reference in the Ushaw College, in Durham (United Kingdom), where all the documents from the English College in Lisbon are now kept, after it closed its doors in 1973, after...

  • Researchers develop better way to make painkiller from trees

    Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way to make a popular pain reliever and other valuable products from plants instead of petroleum.

  • Clippers’ Russell Westbrook set on finding ways to win

    “Never give in. Never quit. Always find ways to keep battling,” the defensive-minded guard says of the Clippers overcoming a 26-point deficit to beat the Cavaliers.

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    Clippers’ Russell Westbrook set on finding ways to win

    “Never give in. Never quit. Always find ways to keep battling,” the defensive-minded guard says of the Clippers overcoming a 26-point deficit to beat the Cavaliers.

  • Clippers’ Russell Westbrook set on finding ways to win

    “Never give in. Never quit. Always find ways to keep battling,” the defensive-minded guard says of the Clippers overcoming a 26-point deficit to beat the Cavaliers.

  • Clippers’ Russell Westbrook set on finding ways to win

    “Never give in. Never quit. Always find ways to keep battling,” the defensive-minded guard says of the Clippers overcoming a 26-point deficit to beat the Cavaliers.

  • Research suggests ways to ensure more sustainability in global agricultural trade

    The EU wants to ensure greater sustainability in agricultural trade with the Global South—with the aim of minimizing the environmental and climate-damaging effects of importing crops such as soya, palm oil, coffee, and cocoa. However, this aspiration is often not fulfilled in practice.

  • Nearly half of B2B startups choose not to market themselves, researchers find

    Marketing is one of the most effective ways for an early-stage business-to-business (B2B) startup firm to grow, yet nearly half of such firms that would benefit from it choose not to do any marketing, according to the findings of a paper co-authored by a Smeal College of Business professor and published in the journal Industrial Marketing Management.

  • No matter the situation, Pace's baseball team finding ways to win

    Monday night baseball might be one of the most dreaded things for a high school baseball team. Yet for Pace, which has been one of the hottest teams in the area, it found a way to survive on a night that is never easy to play on, especially away from home.