Austrian boffins claimed in a recent study that ongoing climate change make ants act more aggressively. The study - published by a research team from the University of Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria - revealed that growing temperatures and higher concentrations of nitrogen in the soil lead to greater aggressiveness among…
A team of experts has debunked previous scientific claims that humans are colonised by bacteria before birth. University College Cork and APC Microbiome Ireland Principal Investigator Prof Jens Walter poses in undated photo. He assembled a trans-disciplinary team of 46 leading experts from around the world to evaluate the evidence…
Amputated sea spiders can regrow large parts of their bodies including their rear ends and reproductive organs, a new study has shown. Image shows two sea spider (Pycnogonum litorale) individuals next to their prey - a sea anemone, undated photo. When researchers from the University of Vienna, Austria, illuminated them…
A team of astronomers have discovered eight of the hottest stars in the universe whose blazing surfaces alone reach more than 100,000 centigrade. Image shows a sky survey image centred on the newly-discovered O(H) star SALT J203959.5-034117 (J2039), undated photo. An international team of scientists led by experts from the…
World-leading space agency NASA is coming closer to commercialising space travel as it finishes up its preparations to send four astronauts to the International Space Station. Space crews that are part of NASA's groundbreaking Commercial Crew Program (CCP) are undergoing final training as the date for the launch of the…
