A new model that accounts for the interplay of forces acting on newborn planets can explain two puzzling observations that have cropped up repeatedly among the more than 3,800 planetary systems ...

A three-day training programme organised by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) recently equipped Nigerian journalists with skills for ethical, data-driven reporting on migration. The ...

Two types of experiences affect the behavioral skills of animals: the animal's environment during its early development and acquired experience. Researchers followed Egyptian vultures during migration ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a sweeping plan to curb illegal immigration, promising tougher border ...

Computer simulations by Rice University scientists and their collaborators are the first to integrate a model of planet formation and evolution that explains two puzzling observations of exoplanets ...