AI helps uncover oyster DNA changes linked to climate resilience
Phys.orgby Katya Poltorak·27 Aug 2026
AI helps uncover oyster DNA changes linked to climate resilience While a colleague traveled along the East Coast from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico collecting oysters, Northeastern University...
Venus's mysterious clouds may hide an exceptionally strong light absorber
Phys.orgby Institute·27 Aug 2026
Venus's mysterious clouds may hide an exceptionally strong light absorber Venus appears pale yellow in visible light, but ultraviolet images reveal dramatic dark and bright patterns moving with the...
New clues about how space travel may affect women's health
Phys.orgby Dave Scheiber·27 Aug 2026
New clues about how space travel may affect women's health As space missions become longer and ambitions for deep-space travel grow, scientists are working to understand how life beyond Earth may...
Tomatoes get flavor boost from green bin compost
Phys.orgby University·27 Aug 2026
Tomatoes get flavor boost from green bin compost Commercially farmed tomatoes taste sweeter when food and garden waste compost is added to their soil, a University of Queensland study has found.
Geomimicry offers a new framework for engineering sustainable materials
Phys.orgby Claire Sibley·27 Aug 2026
Geomimicry offers a new framework for engineering sustainable materials When engineers look to nature for inspiration, they often turn to living systems.
Two decades of fieldwork produce the first complete guide to the native reptiles of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Phys.orgby Pensoft Publishers·27 Aug 2026
Two decades of fieldwork produce the first complete guide to the native reptiles of the Turks and Caicos Islands A researcher from the University of North Carolina Asheville has published the first...
Major polluters are worsening the Western US water crisis: A new way to measure who's responsible
Phys.orgby Sanjukta Mondal·27 Aug 2026
Major polluters are worsening the Western US water crisis: A new way to measure who's responsible Sanjukta Mondal Author Climate change was once something scientists warned us about, and now it's a...
Iconic Australian mammals could be at real risk from bird flu. Could they be protected with vaccines in baits?
Phys.orgby Andrew S Flies; Prithul Chaturvedi·27 Aug 2026
Iconic Australian mammals could be at real risk from bird flu. Could they be protected with vaccines in baits? The deadly rabies virus was once common across Europe.
Does envy influences the way we vote?
Phys.orgby Jonas Roslund·27 Aug 2026
Does envy influences the way we vote? Envy plays a greater role when resources are allocated through majority voting than when we make decisions individually.
Going beyond simple models of neural networks: Extended mean-field theory offers a better approach
Phys.orgby David Appell·27 Aug 2026
Going beyond simple models of neural networks: Extended mean-field theory offers a better approach David Appell Author Physics is most readily applied to relatively simple systems: a pendulum, two...
Overconfident CEOs more likely to expose businesses to risk
Phys.orgby University·27 Aug 2026
Overconfident CEOs more likely to expose businesses to risk Companies led by overconfident chief executives are potentially more exposed to political and regulatory risks because they engage in...
Expert Q&A: How blended finance can help Canadian communities unlock capital for impact
Phys.orgby University·27 Aug 2026
Expert Q&A: How blended finance can help Canadian communities unlock capital for impact Blended Finance Canada is a joint initiative between the University of Victoria's (UVic) Impact Investing...
What experts know so far about Nepal's deadly floods
Phys.orgby Issam AHMED·27 Aug 2026
What experts know so far about Nepal's deadly floods The cause of the deadly landslide and flood along the Nepal–Tibet border isn't yet certain, but experts say the dangers associated with such...
Climate change leaves its mark on America's largest reservoir
Phys.orgby Romain FONSEGRIVES·27 Aug 2026
Climate change leaves its mark on America's largest reservoir From high in the hills around Las Vegas, tourist Choune Osterero gazes down at the line of chalky mineral deposits left on the rocks...
Cellular 'glue' helps epithelial tissues engulf dead cells while staying sealed
Phys.orgby Center·27 Aug 2026
Cellular 'glue' helps epithelial tissues engulf dead cells while staying sealed A protein that sticks cells and tissues together has been found to have a surprising second job: helping cells that...
Fleeting sugar pairs may help curb abnormal cell-growth signals
Phys.orgby Okinawa Institute; Technology·27 Aug 2026
Fleeting sugar pairs may help curb abnormal cell-growth signals Acting as armor, a scaffold and a communication platform in one, our cells' plasma membrane lies at the heart of many crucial...
Scented cleaners can create nanoparticles that reach deep into the lungs within minutes, tiny-home experiment finds
Phys.orgby American Chemical Society·27 Aug 2026
Scented cleaners can create nanoparticles that reach deep into the lungs within minutes, tiny-home experiment finds What does a clean room smell like?
Light particles reveal critical scaling in a two-dimensional photon gas
Phys.orgby Klaus Herkenrath·27 Aug 2026
Light particles reveal critical scaling in a two-dimensional photon gas A team of researchers from the University of Bonn, Heidelberg University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico has...
Virtual cell model could accelerate protein-degrader therapy design
Phys.orgby Weill Cornell Medical College·27 Aug 2026
Virtual cell model could accelerate protein-degrader therapy design A team of Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has developed a computer model that will help scientists more efficiently develop...
Some Galápagos 'yellow' sea turtles remain homebodies, surprising scientists
Phys.orgby Frontiers·27 Aug 2026
Some Galápagos 'yellow' sea turtles remain homebodies, surprising scientists Sea turtles are famous for being prodigious wanderers.
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