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Phys.orgby University3 Sept 2026
Built to last or break down: Ring size tunes biodegradable plastic lifetimes Biodegradable plastics should be tough enough for use yet able to break down at an appropriate rate afterward.
Phys.orgby Lisa Potter3 Sept 2026
Satellites spot forest stress two years before bark beetle die-offs become apparent Satellite measurements detected declining photosynthetic activity in Western U.S.
Phys.orgby Gillian Dohrn3 Sept 2026
The Arctic melt season is a week longer now than it was in the 1980s, new research on sea ice trends shows Relatively few people have been to the Arctic, and even fewer have set foot in Antarctica.
Phys.orgby Joey Pitchford3 Sept 2026
Microbes—dead or alive—can be early indicators of soil health under regenerative farming Researchers have demonstrated a series of biological tests that could serve as "proxies" for measuring how...
Phys.orgby Weizmann Institute3 Sept 2026
Even second graders can reason like scientists—if we ask them the right way When a child asks "Why does a blowfish puff up?" we often jump in with facts.
Phys.orgby Institute3 Sept 2026
Nanoscale multiferroic materials open the path to efficient magnetic memory technology With the rapid spread of cloud computing, artificial intelligence and data centers, global energy consumption...
Phys.orgby Center3 Sept 2026
Predictive tools can confuse rare mutations with dangerous ones When a patient's DNA is read, it is compared with a reference version of the human genome.
Phys.orgby Jared Wadley3 Sept 2026
Beyond the 'Great Divide': What we really know about political polarization Americans are deeply divided. At least that's what we've been told for years. But how divided are we really?
Phys.orgby Katja B Bär3 Sept 2026
Ig Nobel Prize winners reveal why babies smell better than teenagers Babies smell wonderful—at least to their parents.
Phys.orgby José Tadeu Arantes3 Sept 2026
Traces of nearly 4 million coins reveal how Rome achieved economic integration For centuries, the study of ancient history relied primarily on interpreting classical texts and examining...
Phys.orgby Tohoku University3 Sept 2026
'Green thumb' molecule helps leaf stalks grow in crowded conditions Potassium (K) is one of the three essential nutrients for plants.
Phys.orgby GIMM3 Sept 2026
A molecular brake that keeps muscle architecture in check Every movement we make, from blinking to sprinting, depends on the ability of muscle fibers to contract in a rapid and coordinated way.
Phys.orgby Manasasri Muralidharan3 Sept 2026
How a plant's refusal to self-pollinate could help India grow more of its own cooking oil Most people assume plants reproduce through whatever pollen happens to land on them. This is not true.
Phys.orgby Povilas Sabaliauskas3 Sept 2026
Hot subdwarfs come into focus as AI scans thousands of stars in Gaia data There are myriad ways of "being a star," and scientists spend years trying to uncover and understand them.
Phys.orgby DC Agle3 Sept 2026
Perseverance rover watches Earth vanish behind Martian moon Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.
Phys.orgby The Korea Advanced Institute; Technology3 Sept 2026
'Power of disorder' tames CF₄, a semiconductor greenhouse gas that can persist for 50,000 years Among the gases used in semiconductor manufacturing, tetrafluoromethane (CF₄) is a greenhouse gas...
Phys.orgby University3 Sept 2026
'Empty nest' can trigger loneliness and loss in older parents, study finds Older parents can experience loneliness, emotional distress and a loss of purpose when their children leave home...
Phys.orgby Research Organization; Systems3 Sept 2026
Antarctic expedition reveals why Southern Ocean clouds remain one of climate science's greatest challenges The Southern Ocean plays a pivotal role in regulating Earth's climate, yet the clouds that...
Phys.orgby Carsten Schradin3 Sept 2026
Early mammals weren't all loners—some may have lived in pairs alongside the dinosaurs About 200 million years ago, furry, little egg-laying creatures evolved the ability to feed their offspring...
Phys.orgby Tohoku University3 Sept 2026
Rapid simulation of heat propagation through multiple rods There is an elegant mathematical equation behind many different natural phenomena.
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