How to respond to difficult or negative peer-reviewer feedback
A systematic approach to critiques and queries can help keep emotions at bay.
Disappearing ancient Indonesian cave art
Cave weathering is accelerating in pace with climate change, study finds.
Prescribed burning in numbat habitat under fire
Scientists warn strategic fires are killing native wildlife, including endangered numbats.
Glyphosate dangerous to beetles as well as plants
The herbicide could harm bacteria that insects rely on.
How evil are weevils? A guide to managing pantry pests.
Food infested with moths, weevils or other beetles can be a major nuisance, but experts say there’s no need to panic
Pretty flowers get more attention
But less attractive plants deserve to be studied too, scientists say.
How seals adapted to move through water
Collaboration of zoologists and engineers solves seal “evolutionary riddle”.
Sleep duration linked to heart disease risk
Both too little or too much sleep could be a health hazard, research suggests.
Kiwis don’t like noisy visitors
Loud sounds can generate abnormal behaviour in iconic birds in captivity.
Vasectomy: everything you need to know about getting ‘the snip’
While having a vasectomy can be daunting, it’s a simple, routine procedure to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
With heart failure, good nutrition could mean survival
Personalised dietary advice reduces risk of death for hospitalised patients.
Horses and donkeys engineer water for desert ecosystems
Surprise discovery suggests feral animals aren’t all bad.
The health benefits of nature in cities
Report outlines urban nature-based solutions.
Extinct ‘horned’ crocodile’s ancestry revealed
DNA analysis suggests it was a true crocodile.
Rewilding isn’t just about the animals
It’s vital to consider the landscape, or “geodiversity”, scientists say.
Fossils of extinct ‘giant cloud rats’ found in the Philippines
Surprise discovery suggests the region was more diverse than previously thought.
Artificial intelligence could sway your voting and dating preferences
Scientists show how online algorithms can manipulate people’s decisions.
Humpback whale behaviours at migratory pitstops
Observations confirm the importance of conserving the animals’ resting areas.
Conserve ecosystems, not individual species
Fossils reveal that ecosystems persist for millions of years while mammals come and go.
Gender equality in astronomy could take 60 years to achieve
Serious reforms needed to bring more women into space research, modelling shows.
How women experience pleasure
Science ventures into the bedroom in the name of female health.
