A bird's eye view of illegal logging and its consequences in the Peruvian Amazon
Phys.orgby Nico Arcilla·24 Aug 2026
A bird's eye view of illegal logging and its consequences in the Peruvian Amazon When I first arrived in Peru's Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve in 2005, a local youth surprised me with an offer...
AI finds six ways to print rocket-grade alloy on commercial 3D printers
Phys.orgby Washington State University·24 Aug 2026
AI finds six ways to print rocket-grade alloy on commercial 3D printers Washington State University researchers used artificial intelligence to find a more efficient, less expensive way to 3D-print...
Deuterium enables chip waveguides to generate broadband light from infrared pulses
Phys.orgby Singapore University; Design·24 Aug 2026
Deuterium enables chip waveguides to generate broadband light from infrared pulses A research team from Singapore, led by Associate Professor Dawn Tan of the Singapore University of Technology and...
Bacteria from ancestral wheat microbiomes help protect plants against root rot fungus
Phys.orgby André Julião·24 Aug 2026
Bacteria from ancestral wheat microbiomes help protect plants against root rot fungus In the journal npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, researchers from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation...
Metal ceramics under AI control: A new approach for calculating the mechanical properties of materials
Phys.orgby Oleg Shcherbakov·24 Aug 2026
Metal ceramics under AI control: A new approach for calculating the mechanical properties of materials Researchers from the Skoltech Materials Center have proposed a new approach to modeling the...
How atmospheric dryness limits increases in typhoon rainfall
Phys.orgby The University·24 Aug 2026
How atmospheric dryness limits increases in typhoon rainfall Under global warming, scientists have widely expected tropical cyclones (including typhoons and hurricanes) to bring more intense and...
Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat
Phys.orgby University·24 Aug 2026
Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat Green and blue spaces, such as woodlands and riversides, could provide a vital line of defense for cities facing...
New study reveals how space rocks become meteorites
Phys.orgby SETI Institute·24 Aug 2026
New study reveals how space rocks become meteorites What happens to a space rock as it falls through Earth's atmosphere and becomes a meteorite?
Vacuum-fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity demonstrated for the first time
Phys.orgby Liu Jia·24 Aug 2026
Vacuum-fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity demonstrated for the first time In a study published in Nature on Aug.
Chemicals banned in the 1970s still widely detected across Europe, new study finds
Phys.orgby Leon Barkho·24 Aug 2026
Chemicals banned in the 1970s still widely detected across Europe, new study finds A new study has found that regulatory restrictions introduced more than half a century ago have failed to...
Assembly of giant wild sunflower family genomes unlocks potential for new perennial crops
Phys.orgby The Land Institute·24 Aug 2026
Assembly of giant wild sunflower family genomes unlocks potential for new perennial crops The Land Institute and HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in collaboration with key partners, have...
Shell-crushing predators may have sparked early Cenozoic boom in marine snail evolution
Phys.orgby Swedish Museum·24 Aug 2026
Shell-crushing predators may have sparked early Cenozoic boom in marine snail evolution A large-scale study of nearly 700 species reveals the evolutionary relationships and history of...
Glacier retreat could promote the spread of diseases among bees
Phys.orgby University·24 Aug 2026
Glacier retreat could promote the spread of diseases among bees A study conducted in the Swiss Alps by the University of Lausanne and the University of Milan shows that glacier retreat and changing...
Ball milling enhances the antiviral activity of inexpensive inorganic materials
Phys.orgby Institute·24 Aug 2026
Ball milling enhances the antiviral activity of inexpensive inorganic materials Since the COVID-19 pandemic, developing surfaces that can inactivate viruses upon contact has become an important...
Marker words suggest sharp rise in AI-assisted biomedical writing after ChatGPT
Phys.orgby Sanjukta Mondal·24 Aug 2026
Marker words suggest sharp rise in AI-assisted biomedical writing after ChatGPT Sanjukta Mondal Author Up until two years ago, using large language models was still considered a special skill that...
Gut bacteria mostly compete—but cooperation finds a way
Phys.orgby Umea University·24 Aug 2026
Gut bacteria mostly compete—but cooperation finds a way Understanding how bacteria influence one another is essential for understanding how microbial communities are formed and maintained.
What happens inside a wildfire? A Ph.D. student is finding out
Phys.orgby Alexander Servantez·24 Aug 2026
What happens inside a wildfire? A Ph.D. student is finding out What happens during a wildfire? The short answer is: much more than we know.
Dung beetles offer insights into biodiversity in Singapore
Phys.orgby Nanyang Technological University·24 Aug 2026
Dung beetles offer insights into biodiversity in Singapore Dung beetles could provide scientists with a new way to uncover the animals living in Singapore's forests, including elusive species that...
Why ancient grasslands, once plowed, don't grow back the same
Phys.orgby Michigan State University·24 Aug 2026
Why ancient grasslands, once plowed, don't grow back the same When a 10,000-year-old prairie is plowed up to plant corn or a savanna is consumed by a strip mall, these once-grassy expanses, if left...
Mapping the 'hidden highways' of Mexico's illegal wildlife trade
Phys.orgby Arizona State University·24 Aug 2026
Mapping the 'hidden highways' of Mexico's illegal wildlife trade For decades, wildlife traffickers have illegally captured and sold hundreds of thousands of wild parrots native to Mexico.
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