Widespread use of AI tools could make it harder to craft effective business communications
Phys.orgby Joe Stafford·28 Aug 2026
Widespread use of AI tools could make it harder to craft effective business communications Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT make it easier for business owners to produce polished pitches...
Mercury's crust points to deeper, hotter volcanic origins than expected
Phys.orgby Max Planck Society·28 Aug 2026
Mercury's crust points to deeper, hotter volcanic origins than expected The evolutionary histories of Earth and Mercury differ fundamentally.
Nano-antennas make living cells light up brighter and faster
Phys.orgby Delft University·28 Aug 2026
Nano-antennas make living cells light up brighter and faster Researchers at Delft University of Technology have demonstrated for the first time that nano-antennas can enhance the fluorescence of...
A Google-like search engine for single-cell RNA data could answer previously impossible questions
Phys.orgby Max Delbrück Center·28 Aug 2026
A Google-like search engine for single-cell RNA data could answer previously impossible questions Imagine doctors could understand exactly which cells caused a patient's cancer or whether pathogens...
Indonesia escalates battle against fires, putrid haze
Phys.orgby Andrew Zinin·28 Aug 2026
Indonesia escalates battle against fires, putrid haze Indonesia has intensified efforts to fight wildfires with cloud seeding and water bombing as thousands of people nationwide battle to breathe...
Once a legend, humpback whales make a comeback in Brazil
Phys.orgby Lucía LACURCIA·28 Aug 2026
Once a legend, humpback whales make a comeback in Brazil Female humpback whales off the coast of Brazil now have their pick of mates, who slap the water with their tails and jostle for attention—a...
Tracks and tooth marks reveal bone-crushing dogs at Nebraska supervolcano ashfall site
Phys.orgby Dan Moser·28 Aug 2026
Tracks and tooth marks reveal bone-crushing dogs at Nebraska supervolcano ashfall site Thirty-five years on—well, 12 million, technically—Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park continues to...
How methylation sets a parasite in motion to invade host cells
Phys.orgby Ludwig Maximilian University·28 Aug 2026
How methylation sets a parasite in motion to invade host cells Parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii and the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum depend on rapid, precisely controlled movement to...
Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border
Phys.orgby Sibi Arasu·28 Aug 2026
Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border Even as rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along...
Self-blinking 'fairy lights' allow DNA to be imaged at almost double-helix-width resolution
Phys.orgby Center·28 Aug 2026
Self-blinking 'fairy lights' allow DNA to be imaged at almost double-helix-width resolution Researchers have developed fluorescent molecules that permit imaging of how DNA is packaged inside living...
Diamond clock combines two signals to cut temperature-driven drift
Phys.orgby David Appell·28 Aug 2026
Diamond clock combines two signals to cut temperature-driven drift David Appell Author Despite all the advertisements for engagement rings and necklace gifts, natural diamonds are imperfect.
We've reconstructed Melbourne's 200-year-old forests
Phys.orgby Nicholas Williams; Amy Hahs·28 Aug 2026
We've reconstructed Melbourne's 200-year-old forests Have you ever wondered what your Melbourne suburb looked like before all the streets and houses?
Engineered bacteria offer a new way to accelerate rock weathering for carbon removal
Phys.orgby Benjamin Boettner·28 Aug 2026
Engineered bacteria offer a new way to accelerate rock weathering for carbon removal Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air and...
Giving shorebirds space on the beach makes a big difference
Phys.orgby Max Esterhuizen·28 Aug 2026
Giving shorebirds space on the beach makes a big difference When Ashley Dayer was walking on the beach with her 8-year-old son recently, he stopped her before she got too close to a group of...
Bumblebees may self-medicate when exposed to fungal infections
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·28 Aug 2026
Bumblebees may self-medicate when exposed to fungal infections Paul Arnold Author There is an old saying that nature is the best medicine, and it turns out bumblebees might agree.
Kicking goals for junior sport culture
Phys.orgby Flinders University·28 Aug 2026
Kicking goals for junior sport culture New research on improving behavior in youth sports calls for a move beyond trying to fix individual parents' and coaches' behavior to instead address the...
Compound with the potential to treat drug-resistant HIV identified
Phys.orgby Australian Nuclear Science; Technology Organisation·28 Aug 2026
Compound with the potential to treat drug-resistant HIV identified A large international team has developed a new compound that showed strong antiviral activity against HIV, including some...
Inspired by nature, scientists engineer tiny 'nitrogen factories' that could help future cereal crops
Phys.orgby Addison DeHaven·28 Aug 2026
Inspired by nature, scientists engineer tiny 'nitrogen factories' that could help future cereal crops As fertilizer prices remain elevated, researchers at South Dakota State University are...
Light reveals internal motion in electron crystals and can trigger their melting
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli·28 Aug 2026
Light reveals internal motion in electron crystals and can trigger their melting Ingrid Fadelli Author Electrons, particles that carry a negative electric charge, typically move through materials.
NASA telescope honors Nancy Grace Roman, architect of space-based astronomy
Phys.orgby Joss Bland-Hawthorn·28 Aug 2026
NASA telescope honors Nancy Grace Roman, architect of space-based astronomy The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch this weekend aboard a SpaceX rocket from Kennedy Space Center in...
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