Tropical crow species is highly skilled tool user
Hawaiian crow joins illustrious club of animal master tool users
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Cell block science
Ground-breaking new scheme aims to develop offenders’ scientific curiosity
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New project to preserve legacy of historic sites
Tattoos can be a ‘positive’ addition to the workforce
Study finds candidates with tattoos more likely to win ‘edgier’ jobs
Clean energy economy
New method of creating electrode nanoarchitectures could be an energy game-changer
New methods make smartwatches easier to use
St Andrews researchers create twist, and pan techniques
Tool-bending birds prompt ‘clever crow’ rethink
Surprising discovery sheds new light on Betty-the-crow’s iconic wire-bending feat
Rare 16th century manuscript ‘comes home’ to St Andrews
University acquires ‘Scotland’s first great law book’ owned by Alexander Hume
Life near the triple point
Dr Mark Claire of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences reflects on H2O in its three amazing forms, and its role in this week’s dramatic thunder and lightning. Life on Earth is dominated by the chemical…
Musical ‘bible’ set for re-release
Academic study of Gilbert and Sullivan culmination of 35 years’ research