In many parts of the eastern United States, getting rid of mosquitoes has become just another household service. Homeowners hire private companies to spray their yards, or they buy insecticides and foggers themselves, hoping to reclaim summer evenings from constant bites. But new research from North Carolina State University suggests those choices may be quietly…

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary wardrobe. It has solid wooden doors, a sturdy frame and barely hints at anything unusual. Open it, though, and instead of shelves or hanging rails, there is a bed tucked inside. For hundreds of years, these enclosed sleeping spaces were part of everyday life across parts of…

The Tower of London, a fortress standing on the banks of the River Thames for close to a thousand years, is preparing for one of the biggest changes in its recent history. Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that manages the site, has launched a new initiative called Tomorrow’s Tower, aimed at turning the historic landmark…

Image Credit: X/ Research Matters A new study published in the journal Geosystems and Geoenvironment has identified the 2.56-billion-year-old Pichhore orbicular granite in Madhya Pradesh as one of the world’s oldest known orbicular granites. The ancient rock has drawn geologists’ attention because of its unusual spherical structures, known as orbicules, which are rarely found anywhere…

ASEAN top diplomats highlight their concerns during closed-door meeting Southeast Asian foreign ministers have expressed “serious concern” over renewed US-Iran hostilities, calling for an immediate cessation of attacks across all fronts in the Middle East and warning that the escalating conflict threatens global energy supplies, trade, and food security.“We are deeply concerned that these developments…