Can people truly walk away from terrorism? Inside the slow work of rehabilitation
Phys.orgby Ramon Spaaij; Debra Smith; Muhammad Iqbal·11 Sept 2026
Can people truly walk away from terrorism? Inside the slow work of rehabilitation As we reflect on the 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, terrorism remains...
How western consumption becomes the Global South's environmental nightmare
Phys.orgby Rachida Bouhid·11 Sept 2026
How western consumption becomes the Global South's environmental nightmare Industrialized countries send millions of metric tonnes of used clothing, electronic equipment and other products to the...
Maine's sugar kelp reveals four distinct populations vital for restoration
Phys.orgby Bigelow Laboratory·11 Sept 2026
Maine's sugar kelp reveals four distinct populations vital for restoration Saccharina latissima, or sugar kelp, is one of the dominant species in Maine's kelp forests, providing food, habitat and...
Blue light breaks long-standing chemistry rule, unlocking 3D drug building blocks
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·11 Sept 2026
Blue light breaks long-standing chemistry rule, unlocking 3D drug building blocks Paul Arnold Author For more than a century, pharmaceutical companies have relied on flat structures called aromatic...
Indonesia seeks to bring back baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India
Phys.orgby Andrew Zinin·11 Sept 2026
Indonesia seeks to bring back baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India Indonesian authorities are working to repatriate five baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India, where they were...
Researchers eye AI revolution in natural disaster forecasts
Phys.orgby Nina LARSON·11 Sept 2026
Researchers eye AI revolution in natural disaster forecasts A revolution in forecasting natural disasters is underway, say researchers in Switzerland who are training AI models using vast troves of...
DRC's cobalt exports contain unreported uranium—our study estimates the global nuclear risk
Phys.orgby Ryan A Manzuk·11 Sept 2026
DRC's cobalt exports contain unreported uranium—our study estimates the global nuclear risk The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its...
London misperceptions: Study reveals what Britons get wrong
Phys.orgby King's College London·11 Sept 2026
London misperceptions: Study reveals what Britons get wrong London has one of the lowest violent crime rates of any region in England and Wales, tops a global ranking of the best cities, and pays...
English, but make it TikTok: How social media is reshaping language
Phys.orgby Samantha Dunn·11 Sept 2026
English, but make it TikTok: How social media is reshaping language Give, eat, cook and serve are everyday English words. On TikTok, they're doing something different.
Fast-growing money market funds linked to 'exuberant' equity markets and systemic risk
Phys.orgby Chris Mahony·11 Sept 2026
Fast-growing money market funds linked to 'exuberant' equity markets and systemic risk Money market funds (MMFs) that grow rapidly when equity markets are soaring pose a systemic risk to global...
The hunt for unknown life in New York City
Phys.orgby Frid Kvalpskarmo Hansen·11 Sept 2026
The hunt for unknown life in New York City The globe is full of unknown species. But is it really possible to find a completely new animal species in the middle of the largest city in the United...
Scientists visualize proteins' hidden water architecture that may help define biological function
Phys.orgby Kanazawa University·11 Sept 2026
Scientists visualize proteins' hidden water architecture that may help define biological function For decades, scientists have understood proteins primarily through two defining features: their...
Global database reveals why no two cities' food emissions look the same
Phys.orgby Hilde Pracht·10 Sept 2026
Global database reveals why no two cities' food emissions look the same Switching to a more sustainable diet could halve food-related emissions in cities such as Amsterdam, while in cities such as...
Rare bird fossils from Bavaria reveal new species, including an eagle
Phys.orgby University·10 Sept 2026
Rare bird fossils from Bavaria reveal new species, including an eagle The Hammerschmiede clay pit near Pforzen in the eastern Allgäu is famous for its wealth of finds: Besides fossils of two early...
Ultra-cold quantum sensors cut X-ray uncertainty, improving nuclear material assessments
Phys.orgby Ron Cowen·10 Sept 2026
Ultra-cold quantum sensors cut X-ray uncertainty, improving nuclear material assessments To monitor the amount and type of nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities, scientists look...
Q&A: The overlooked networks of heat resilience within communities
Phys.orgby Yale University·10 Sept 2026
Q&A: The overlooked networks of heat resilience within communities As extreme heat becomes more frequent and severe, many people are turning to informal adaptation strategies—rigging up plastic...
25 years after 9/11, research traces changing landscape of religious bias
Phys.orgby Kat Cosley Trigg·10 Sept 2026
25 years after 9/11, research traces changing landscape of religious bias A quarter-century after the Sept.
Future catastrophic weather could be 'far worse' than history suggests
Phys.orgby King's College London·10 Sept 2026
Future catastrophic weather could be 'far worse' than history suggests Historical records of the deadliest storms and heat waves may be a poor indicator of the scale and impact future weather...
How to help your garden recover from a heat wave
Phys.orgby Ross Cameron·10 Sept 2026
How to help your garden recover from a heat wave UK gardens took a battering this summer as a heat dome settled over western Europe, and much of the green and pleasant land turned a dusty beige.
Cell wall transport disruption exposes weakness in antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Phys.orgby Ingrid Söderbergh·10 Sept 2026
Cell wall transport disruption exposes weakness in antibiotic-resistant bacteria Even highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more vulnerable when their cell wall transport system is disrupted...
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