The hidden chemistry behind glow-in-the-dark art
Phys.orgby American Chemical Society25 Aug 2026
The hidden chemistry behind glow-in-the-dark art Some of the world's brightest colors don't just reflect light; they create it.
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top 48%Tides can vary by almost a meter across a single bay, four decades of satellite images reveal
Phys.orgby University25 Aug 2026
Tides can vary by almost a meter across a single bay, four decades of satellite images reveal Tide levels can vary by almost a meter across a single bay, according to a new study that uses decades...
Bright ideas accelerate the hunt for quantum emitters
Phys.orgby University25 Aug 2026
Bright ideas accelerate the hunt for quantum emitters The search for materials that can power future quantum technologies is accelerating, but identifying the most promising candidates remains...
Tens of thousands flee fire near U.S. city of Reno
Phys.orgby Andrew Zinin25 Aug 2026
Tens of thousands flee fire near U.S. city of Reno Tens of thousands of people looked set to spend another night away from home Monday as a wind-driven fire bore down on the western U.S.
Trees 'giving up': Climate change hammers historic English gardens
Phys.orgby Anna MALPAS25 Aug 2026
Trees 'giving up': Climate change hammers historic English gardens At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burned beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens...
Access to bilingual education lags behind in Andalusia's rural areas, study reveals
Phys.orgby University25 Aug 2026
Access to bilingual education lags behind in Andalusia's rural areas, study reveals Over the past two decades, bilingual education programs have significantly expanded within the Spanish education...
Process doubles the size of PFAS molecules, making them easy to destroy
Phys.orgby Natalie Haase25 Aug 2026
Process doubles the size of PFAS molecules, making them easy to destroy Ask a chemist to name the strongest single bond in organic chemistry, and they'll likely say carbon-fluorine.
What would happen to human interaction if AI could read our emotions?
Phys.orgby Irene Ketting25 Aug 2026
What would happen to human interaction if AI could read our emotions? AI systems are increasingly being developed to recognize emotions by analyzing facial expressions, voices, body language and...
Blood-clotting protein may be SARS-CoV-2's hidden accomplice, helping it hide from antibodies and reach blood vessels
Phys.orgby Saroj Kumar Panda25 Aug 2026
Blood-clotting protein may be SARS-CoV-2's hidden accomplice, helping it hide from antibodies and reach blood vessels Fibrinogen, the abundant plasma protein best known for forming blood clots, may...
Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig
Phys.orgby Sy Boles24 Aug 2026
Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig Researchers with the long-running Harvard–Cornell Archaeological Exploration of Sardis have unearthed a larger-than-life statue estimated to be...
Natural gas drilling could raise salt levels, in turn boosting radium in water
Phys.orgby Ty Tkacik24 Aug 2026
Natural gas drilling could raise salt levels, in turn boosting radium in water Pennsylvania ranks second in U.S. natural gas production, accounting for about one-fifth of U.S.
NASA starshade would enable astronomers to directly image rocky exoworlds
Phys.orgby Bruce Dorminey24 Aug 2026
NASA starshade would enable astronomers to directly image rocky exoworlds A NASA-led team hopes to take a shortcut to direct imaging of extrasolar Earth-like planets.
How fusion reactions can survive flaws—up to a point
Phys.orgby Paul Rhien24 Aug 2026
How fusion reactions can survive flaws—up to a point Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have found that implosions designed for inertial fusion energy (IFE) can tolerate...
Why marine heat waves and acidification strike together
Phys.orgby Rebecca Dzombak24 Aug 2026
Why marine heat waves and acidification strike together Marine heat waves and extreme ocean acidification events are each damaging on their own.
Supersized quantum sensors make faint photons easier to catch
Phys.orgby Rebecca Jacobson24 Aug 2026
Supersized quantum sensors make faint photons easier to catch Our everyday life is flooded with photons, the quantum building blocks of light.
Catching cow burps in real time: Methane sensor matches industry monitor in early field test
Phys.orgby Nicholas Lee24 Aug 2026
Catching cow burps in real time: Methane sensor matches industry monitor in early field test Methane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas; cutting methane emissions can slow near-term...
Molecular trick opens the door to a new generation of glass
Phys.orgby Paderborn University24 Aug 2026
Molecular trick opens the door to a new generation of glass Researchers at TU Dortmund University, Paderborn University, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the University of Oxford have...
Wildlife trafficking spreads across social media, putting thousands of species at risk
Phys.orgby Juha Merimaa24 Aug 2026
Wildlife trafficking spreads across social media, putting thousands of species at risk Researchers monitoring online activity for six weeks in mid-2025 found primates, birds, snakes, frogs, orchids...
Human rights rankings reveal surprising over- and underperformers
Phys.orgby Jennifer Micale24 Aug 2026
Human rights rankings reveal surprising over- and underperformers When it comes to human rights, it probably won't surprise you that Scandinavian countries perform well by statistical measures...
Temperature-tunable micropillars enable programmable sorting of particles and cells
Phys.orgby Institute24 Aug 2026
Temperature-tunable micropillars enable programmable sorting of particles and cells A programmable microfluidic device developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, combines deterministic...