Common wastewater pollutant turns male minnows into poorer parents and fiercer rivals
Phys.orgby McMaster University·26d ago
Common wastewater pollutant turns male minnows into poorer parents and fiercer rivals A team of researchers has found that a common wastewater pollutant turned male fathead minnows into worse...
Radiation-tolerant rotifers rebuild broken chromosomes over successive generations
Phys.orgby Université libre de Bruxelles·26d ago
Radiation-tolerant rotifers rebuild broken chromosomes over successive generations DNA repair mechanisms are essential for maintaining the integrity of our genome.
Antibody cocktails could steer viruses into evolutionary dead ends
Phys.orgby Yahya Chaudhry·26d ago
Antibody cocktails could steer viruses into evolutionary dead ends When a virus mutates, the world usually finds out the hard way.
When a friend becomes a caregiver
Phys.orgby Paula Span·26d ago
When a friend becomes a caregiver Eldercare, typically considered a family obligation, is evolving to adapt to demographic shifts that make reliance on spouses and children less assured.
Active black holes reveal star-forming rings and shock waves in nine nearby galaxies
Phys.orgby Center; Harvard; Smithsonian·26d ago
Active black holes reveal star-forming rings and shock waves in nine nearby galaxies A new study of nine nearby galaxies has shown that actively growing supermassive black holes may contribute to...
Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using light
Phys.orgby Hokkaido University·26d ago
Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using light The trifluoromethyl group, or CF₃, is widely used in pharmaceuticals.
Researchers identify rubber-related chemicals in Swiss milk
Phys.orgby Hector Garcia Morales·26d ago
Researchers identify rubber-related chemicals in Swiss milk Every year, tire and road wear release an estimated 6 million tons of rubber particles into the environment, some of which eventually...
First confirmed Diplodocus outside North America reshapes Late Jurassic migration picture
Phys.orgby Taylor; Francis·26d ago
First confirmed Diplodocus outside North America reshapes Late Jurassic migration picture In a discovery that challenges our understanding of dinosaur distribution during the Late Jurassic period...
Economists examine how people infer, revise beliefs in face of new information
Phys.orgby Carnegie Mellon University·26d ago
Economists examine how people infer, revise beliefs in face of new information When people hear something new about a topic, they should update their beliefs to reflect the new information.
Unused natural gas behind NYC's $300 million waste of a potent greenhouse gas
Phys.orgby Rebecca Fowler·26d ago
Unused natural gas behind NYC's $300 million waste of a potent greenhouse gas Methane emissions from the New York City metropolitan area are largely driven by natural gas use, according to a new...
Only 1 out of every 5 amphibian type localities in Ecuador are in protected areas
Phys.orgby Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja·26d ago
Only 1 out of every 5 amphibian type localities in Ecuador are in protected areas In taxonomy, the location where specimens used to formally describe a new species are collected is called a type...
A painting signed 'L daVinci': Analysis reveals Renaissance pigments and later alterations
Phys.orgby Peter Westman·26d ago
A painting signed 'L daVinci': Analysis reveals Renaissance pigments and later alterations Researchers at Uppsala University have analyzed the color pigments in a historical painting signed "L...
Neutral radicals unlock porous organic semiconductors without chemical doping
Phys.orgby Center; Molecular Materials·26d ago
Neutral radicals unlock porous organic semiconductors without chemical doping Researchers at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the Universidade de...
Mapping charge-carrier dynamics to guide more efficient organic solar cells
Phys.orgby Sungkyunkwan University·26d ago
Mapping charge-carrier dynamics to guide more efficient organic solar cells A Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) research team led by professors Taeyeon Kim and Doo-Hyun Ko of the Department of...
How can countries prevent shocks and disasters from turning into food crises? Analysis points to resilience measures
Phys.orgby Alliance Bioversity International·26d ago
How can countries prevent shocks and disasters from turning into food crises? Analysis points to resilience measures Floods, wildfires, conflicts, earthquakes, economic shocks, hurricanes or...
Chocolate's new climate threat: Too much rain
Phys.orgby Harvard University·26d ago
Chocolate's new climate threat: Too much rain Cocoa farmers in West Africa cannot stop intense downpours from damaging their crops.
Cancer-linked protein binds to chromosome in unexpected way, study finds
Phys.orgby Sam Sholtis·26d ago
Cancer-linked protein binds to chromosome in unexpected way, study finds A new 3D structure of a cancer-linked protein bound to its cellular partner reveals details of how the protein binds to...
40-year-old prediction of how plastics 'mix' confirmed for the first time
Phys.orgby Seoul National University·26d ago
40-year-old prediction of how plastics 'mix' confirmed for the first time A "mixing" phenomenon between plastic layers that had been predicted only in theory for 40 years has now been...
Rivers may be carrying more microplastics into the world's oceans than previously thought
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·26d ago
Rivers may be carrying more microplastics into the world's oceans than previously thought Paul Arnold Author Microplastics are a modern environmental menace and a potential threat to human health.
Series of reactions reveals how complex carbon chemistry can begin in frigid space
Phys.orgby JoAnn Adkins·26d ago
Series of reactions reveals how complex carbon chemistry can begin in frigid space Before there was Earth, there was chemistry.
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