Newly discovered 1666 manuscript may trace four-lens telescope experiments to Galileo
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
Newly discovered 1666 manuscript may trace four-lens telescope experiments to Galileo A potentially history-altering finding by a University of Limerick researcher may provide the most detailed...
Why purpose doesn't always pay: The career cost of workplace climate activism
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
Why purpose doesn't always pay: The career cost of workplace climate activism Employees advocating for climate action are most likely to be rewarded when their efforts support business goals, while...
Wrinkled or smooth? Cell growth mechanics determine shape of plant organs
Phys.orgby Krishna Ramanujan·3 Sept 2026
Wrinkled or smooth? Cell growth mechanics determine shape of plant organs When inner and outer cell layers of sepals—the leaf-like plant organs that cover and protect the flower bud before it...
Scottish 'pregnant grandmother' microbe bursts open after growing offspring within
Phys.orgby Heriot-Watt University·3 Sept 2026
Scottish 'pregnant grandmother' microbe bursts open after growing offspring within Scientists have revealed a bizarre microscopic creature that reproduces in a way reminiscent of the horror film"...
Permafrost melt could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages, study suggests
Phys.orgby Anna Zarra Aldrich·3 Sept 2026
Permafrost melt could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages, study suggests A new study provides insight into the economic impact of melting permafrost on Arctic communities.
Rising species numbers on Europe's mountaintops may mask increasing losses of high-elevation plant specialists
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
Rising species numbers on Europe's mountaintops may mask increasing losses of high-elevation plant specialists Decades of warming have relaxed cold-temperature constraints on mountain plant...
BESIII sets world's most stringent direct limit on Lambda hyperon electric dipole moment
Phys.orgby Chinese Academy·3 Sept 2026
BESIII sets world's most stringent direct limit on Lambda hyperon electric dipole moment The BESIII Collaboration, led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
Pigment found in beets linked to plants' adaptation to harsh environments
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
Pigment found in beets linked to plants' adaptation to harsh environments The pigments that give beets their red color may have helped a major group of flowering plants repeatedly adapt to dry...
Quantum-optical spin glass could improve how AI remembers and learns
Phys.orgby Stanford University·3 Sept 2026
Quantum-optical spin glass could improve how AI remembers and learns A new study has demonstrated that it is possible to make a network of atoms and photons that could improve how artificial...
Deep-sea methane filter develops faster than previously thought
Phys.orgby Sarah Batelka·3 Sept 2026
Deep-sea methane filter develops faster than previously thought A biological methane filter on the seafloor can form much faster than scientists previously believed.
Metabolic networks provide clues about the earliest stages of enzyme evolution
Phys.orgby Institute·3 Sept 2026
Metabolic networks provide clues about the earliest stages of enzyme evolution The enzymes found in modern organisms are complex proteins, often with multiple folded substructures and specialized...
Neutron bone imaging brings T. rex to life
Phys.orgby Sumner Brown Gibbs·3 Sept 2026
Neutron bone imaging brings T. rex to life A broken rib from Scotty, the largest T. rex skeleton discovered, is helping scientists uncover new information about life on Earth 66 million years ago.
GenAI increasingly seen by investors as a key tool to research companies and evaluate stocks
Phys.orgby George Vlahakis·3 Sept 2026
GenAI increasingly seen by investors as a key tool to research companies and evaluate stocks Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming integral to how retail investors research...
Why doesn't Venus have a moon? A new study may have the answer
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·3 Sept 2026
Why doesn't Venus have a moon? A new study may have the answer Paul Arnold Author Venus is one of the solar system's most unusual planets.
First switchable graphene nanoribbon that twists on demand
Phys.orgby Nagoya University·3 Sept 2026
First switchable graphene nanoribbon that twists on demand Researchers at Nagoya University have built a graphene nanoribbon that can switch the direction of its twist using a natural solvent.
Researchers develop precise new method to analyze secretions from individual salmon lice
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
Researchers develop precise new method to analyze secretions from individual salmon lice A University of Stirling study could pave the way for more efficient study of the secretions that salmon...
New enzyme mechanism explains how sulfur-reducing bacteria process elemental sulfur
Phys.orgby Ritsumeikan University·3 Sept 2026
New enzyme mechanism explains how sulfur-reducing bacteria process elemental sulfur Sulfur-reducing bacteria of the phylum Desulfobacterota play a crucial role in the global biogeochemical sulfur...
El Niño could be strongest in decades, UN warns
Phys.orgby Robin MILLARD·3 Sept 2026
El Niño could be strongest in decades, UN warns El Niño is forecast to be the strongest since comparable records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate agency warned Thursday, with the...
Surf's up: How the seafloor shapes breaking waves
Phys.orgby Hallie Jacobs·3 Sept 2026
Surf's up: How the seafloor shapes breaking waves A new study led by surfing scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego revealed the physical relationships underlying a...
A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
Phys.orgby Marcia Dunn·3 Sept 2026
A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly...
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