Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water
Phys.orgby Manuel Martin·29d ago
Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water Loose fibers from functional clothing, discarded PET bottles or abandoned packaging: When such plastic...
10,000 years of wheat and barley selection reveal shared climate-adaptation genes
Phys.orgby INRAE·29d ago
10,000 years of wheat and barley selection reveal shared climate-adaptation genes Research teams from INRAE, the University of Clermont Auvergne and the CNRS have reconstructed 10 ancient genomes...
New measure captures how scientists' identities shift across academic disciplines
Phys.orgby Rice University·29d ago
New measure captures how scientists' identities shift across academic disciplines Does the academic discipline of a scientist's doctorate accurately capture their disciplinary affiliation decades...
When will your glacier disappear? New website lets users explore risks worldwide
Phys.orgby Free University·29d ago
When will your glacier disappear? New website lets users explore risks worldwide When will the glacier in your valley disappear? Will the glacier you visited as a child still exist in 2050?
Bite, buzz, release: How bees make flowers give up their pollen
Phys.orgby Vienna University·29d ago
Bite, buzz, release: How bees make flowers give up their pollen Life is not always easy for a bee: Not all plants place their pollen outside.
Unusual bonds reorganize structure and magnetism in vanadium material
Phys.orgby Okayama University·29d ago
Unusual bonds reorganize structure and magnetism in vanadium material While chemical bonds usually determine the structure and properties of a material, bonds between neighboring metal atoms can...
Shapeshifting plant roots rely on a balance of anatomy, metabolism, and microbes to maximize survival
Phys.orgby University·29d ago
Shapeshifting plant roots rely on a balance of anatomy, metabolism, and microbes to maximize survival Scientists have identified the mechanisms that allow plants to change their root anatomy to...
Scientists discover a strange new form of ice that could help explain the interiors of Neptune and Uranus
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·11 Sept 2026
Scientists discover a strange new form of ice that could help explain the interiors of Neptune and Uranus Paul Arnold Author Scientists have discovered that there is ice deep inside planets like...
Smart pen detects pressure and movement to identify children's writing difficulties sooner
Phys.orgby Polytechnic University·11 Sept 2026
Smart pen detects pressure and movement to identify children's writing difficulties sooner A study by Politecnico di Milano and the University of Insubria (Varese and Como) has been published in...
Fertilizers and extreme heat are damaging coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico, isotope analyses reveal
Phys.orgby Max Planck Society·11 Sept 2026
Fertilizers and extreme heat are damaging coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico, isotope analyses reveal Who isn't familiar with the colorful coral reefs from movies like "Finding Nemo" or "The Little...
Giant volcanic blanket reveals hidden 'Pompeii' of Andean landscapes
Phys.orgby University College London·11 Sept 2026
Giant volcanic blanket reveals hidden 'Pompeii' of Andean landscapes A vast sheet of volcanic rock in the Andes has preserved clues to a buried landscape that existed 22 million years ago...
New study offers a detailed look at how wildfire smoke impacts Reno's air quality
Phys.orgby Desert Research Institute·11 Sept 2026
New study offers a detailed look at how wildfire smoke impacts Reno's air quality With Western wildfires increasing in size, duration and intensity, millions of Americans are now exposed to...
Healthy checkout policy shows promise for reducing soda sales and increasing healthy snack purchases
Phys.orgby Boston University·11 Sept 2026
Healthy checkout policy shows promise for reducing soda sales and increasing healthy snack purchases In March 2021, Berkeley, Calif., became the first city in the world to ban the display of sugary...
Project RattleCam reveals baby snakes during birthing season in three US states for the first time
Phys.orgby California Polytechnic State University·11 Sept 2026
Project RattleCam reveals baby snakes during birthing season in three US states for the first time It's the season for babies in the snake world, and Project RattleCam is capturing magical moments.
Brain's ability to hear a musical beat remains distinctly human, study suggests
Phys.orgby HUN-REN Research Centre·11 Sept 2026
Brain's ability to hear a musical beat remains distinctly human, study suggests The seemingly trivial ability to hear a regular pulse in music is a remarkable—and perhaps distinctively...
Electrical pulses convert PFAS waste into valuable silver fluoride
Phys.orgby Rice University·11 Sept 2026
Electrical pulses convert PFAS waste into valuable silver fluoride Fluorinated waste, like that found in firefighting aqueous film-forming foam, can act as a significant environmental pollutant.
Why making friends at university feels harder than it really is
Phys.orgby Robert Dempsey·11 Sept 2026
Why making friends at university feels harder than it really is The summer before starting university can bring multiple worries for students: worrying about obtaining a place in a desired program...
First Antarctic-wide map of grounded icebergs reveals 'picket fence effect' holding sea ice in place
Phys.orgby Australian Antarctic Program Partnership·11 Sept 2026
First Antarctic-wide map of grounded icebergs reveals 'picket fence effect' holding sea ice in place For the first time, important features of the Antarctic coastal zone have been mapped at high...
What's carving active gullies on Mars? It's not water
Phys.orgby Andy Tomaswick·11 Sept 2026
What's carving active gullies on Mars? It's not water Scientists were shocked when they received the first images of Martian gullies.
Seasonal forecasts could give northern India months of warning before severe winter air pollution
Phys.orgby Yuanyu Xie; Cara Clase·11 Sept 2026
Seasonal forecasts could give northern India months of warning before severe winter air pollution Northern India experiences some of the world's worst winter air pollution, with dangerous episodes...
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