Wrinkled carbon nitride challenges flat-sheet model for photocatalyst design
Phys.orgby ARC Centre; Innovation·4 Sept 2026
Wrinkled carbon nitride challenges flat-sheet model for photocatalyst design Graphene is flat. But that doesn't mean other 2D materials—particularly those containing more than one...
How damaged teeth can reinforce stigma and disadvantage
Phys.orgby Gemma Ahearne; Janine Yazdi-Doughty·4 Sept 2026
How damaged teeth can reinforce stigma and disadvantage For women involved in street sex work who took part in our research, damaged or missing teeth were more than a health problem.
How hibernating squirrels retain sense of touch in the cold
Phys.orgby Isabella Backman·4 Sept 2026
How hibernating squirrels retain sense of touch in the cold For most mammals, cold suppresses neural activity and diminishes the sense of touch.
Orange hydrogen: Could Western Australia's rocks help power a low-carbon future?
Phys.orgby CSIRO·4 Sept 2026
Orange hydrogen: Could Western Australia's rocks help power a low-carbon future? Deep beneath parts of Western Australia, injecting CO2-rich water into iron-rich rocks may offer an unexpected...
Iron Age Botswana site sourced copper across southern Africa—but tin from just one place
Phys.orgby Sandee Oster·4 Sept 2026
Iron Age Botswana site sourced copper across southern Africa—but tin from just one place Sandee Oster Author Around 700 years ago, people living on hilltop settlements on the edge of the Kalahari...
Researchers test far-ultraviolet light to prevent bird flu in poultry
Phys.orgby Karn Dhingra·4 Sept 2026
Researchers test far-ultraviolet light to prevent bird flu in poultry When a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, tore through U.S.
Zero‑alcohol drinks are rising in popularity. What do young people think about them?
Phys.orgby Ann-Marie Kennedy; Jennifer Smith; Johnpaul Smith; Rachael Dixon·4 Sept 2026
Zero‑alcohol drinks are rising in popularity. What do young people think about them? Over the past decade, zero-alcohol drinks have gone from a relatively niche product to a staple in supermarket...
Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires
Phys.orgby Mariëtte Le Roux·4 Sept 2026
Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires Twice already this week, Indonesian volunteer firefighter Kristoforus Sinyong worked throughout the night fighting some of the blazes that...
Molecular snapshots reveal how bacteria assemble outer membrane proteins
Phys.orgby Nara Institute; Technology·4 Sept 2026
Molecular snapshots reveal how bacteria assemble outer membrane proteins Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for several infections that are hard to treat because of their high resistance to...
Your house may be a haven for wildlife. It's time we design homes with nature in mind
Phys.orgby Bethany Kiss; Sarah Bekessy·4 Sept 2026
Your house may be a haven for wildlife. It's time we design homes with nature in mind Ever found a bare-nosed wombat napping under your house or heard a possum thumping around in your attic?
France recorded 'hottest summer ever': Environment minister
Phys.orgby Andrew Zinin·4 Sept 2026
France recorded 'hottest summer ever': Environment minister France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heat waves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister...
How El Nino is choking the Panama Canal
Phys.orgby Juan José Rodríguez·4 Sept 2026
How El Nino is choking the Panama Canal The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for only the second time because of drought caused by the El...
Light-triggered interface lets adhesive peel cleanly and rebond through 15 cycles
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
Light-triggered interface lets adhesive peel cleanly and rebond through 15 cycles Adhesives are essential in electronics, vehicles and other products, but they can hinder repair and recycling when...
Soft nanoscale confinement prevents ice, exposing water's liquid-to-glass transition
Phys.orgby Australian Nuclear Science; Technology Organisation·3 Sept 2026
Soft nanoscale confinement prevents ice, exposing water's liquid-to-glass transition An international collaboration of researchers has used ANSTO's facilities to uncover new properties of one of...
Tiny fossils reveal big insights about ant ancestors
Phys.orgby Narsimha Pujari·3 Sept 2026
Tiny fossils reveal big insights about ant ancestors Two tiny ant fossils recovered in southern Saskatchewan are helping scientists better understand the evolutionary history of modern ants.
From peas to potatoes, AI identifies nearly 800 promising plant proteins for food and cosmetics
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
From peas to potatoes, AI identifies nearly 800 promising plant proteins for food and cosmetics Scientists from Leeds' School of Food Science and Nutrition have developed an advanced AI process...
How an unassuming wildflower thrives in salt-laden air that kills other plants
Phys.orgby Robin Smith·3 Sept 2026
How an unassuming wildflower thrives in salt-laden air that kills other plants On the windswept coasts of Oregon and California lives an unassuming little plant that can withstand salty blasts that...
Warming seas could shrink most mollusks by 2100, but some may grow
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
Warming seas could shrink most mollusks by 2100, but some may grow Research led by scientists at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette challenges a long-held assumption about the effects of...
Parliamentary motions show growing AI use, with no disclosure from MPs
Phys.orgby Chalmers University·3 Sept 2026
Parliamentary motions show growing AI use, with no disclosure from MPs The two research teams have developed and used AI detectors trained on thousands of political motions in Sweden and the UK.
Iron helped scientists trace Earth's oxygen. Now it's telling a bigger story
Phys.orgby Stacy Kish·3 Sept 2026
Iron helped scientists trace Earth's oxygen. Now it's telling a bigger story For decades, scientists have studied iron preserved in ancient rocks to reconstruct how Earth's oceans and atmosphere...
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