Young, eco-anxious Canadians are the most likely to support disruptive tactics by environmental activists, study finds
Phys.orgby McGill University·25d ago
Young, eco-anxious Canadians are the most likely to support disruptive tactics by environmental activists, study finds The tolerance of individual Canadians for radical forms of environmental...
Tracking the path of new world screwworm
Phys.orgby Todd Silver·25d ago
Tracking the path of new world screwworm New cases of New World screwworm have recently surfaced in the United States, highlighting the critical need to track its paths to determine where future...
Plans to artificially dim the sun have divided scientists—here's what they're actually arguing about
Phys.orgby Benjamin Redmond Roche·25d ago
Plans to artificially dim the sun have divided scientists—here's what they're actually arguing about No, President Joe Biden did not engineer Hurricane Milton.
What are best options for controlling GSL dust, and what would they cost?
Phys.orgby Ross Chambless·25d ago
What are best options for controlling GSL dust, and what would they cost? A new collaborative report from University of Utah researchers and coordinated by the Wilkes Center for Climate Science &...
Disordered atoms steer shared light pulses by matching motion and timing
Phys.orgby Technische Universitat Darmstadt·25d ago
Disordered atoms steer shared light pulses by matching motion and timing A research team at the Institute of Applied Physics at TU Darmstadt has shown for the first time that atoms that are...
Why most rivers don't respond to storms the same way twice
Phys.orgby University·25d ago
Why most rivers don't respond to storms the same way twice The same amount of rain falling on the same landscape at different times can send very different amounts of water into its rivers...
How a pathogen turns flowers into leaves
Phys.orgby European Synchrotron Radiation Facility·25d ago
How a pathogen turns flowers into leaves Scientists have found how a protein produced by bacteria disrupts the mechanism that controls flower development in plants, turning reproductive organs into...
Smart nanoparticles deliver antibiotics directly to H. pylori
Phys.orgby Pusan National University·25d ago
Smart nanoparticles deliver antibiotics directly to H. pylori Helicobacter pylori bacteria infect around half the global population and are a leading cause of stomach ulcers and gastric cancer.
Adaptive crystal can selectively capture CO₂ and recognize similar molecules
Phys.orgby Shibaura Institute·25d ago
Adaptive crystal can selectively capture CO₂ and recognize similar molecules Chemical separation can be energy-intensive when molecules have similar sizes and properties.
Magnets could help quantum computers talk to each other, says researcher
Phys.orgby Cesareo Contreras·25d ago
Magnets could help quantum computers talk to each other, says researcher Xufeng Zhang is using magnets to make computers more power efficient at the quantum level.
Home advantage or pastures new? High-Arctic shorebirds rarely return to the same breeding area
Phys.orgby Sabine Spehn·25d ago
Home advantage or pastures new? High-Arctic shorebirds rarely return to the same breeding area Shorebirds are capable of some of the longest migrations on Earth, yet most return year after year to...
Great Salt Lake's ancient past reveals how quickly fresh water can disappear
Phys.orgby University·25d ago
Great Salt Lake's ancient past reveals how quickly fresh water can disappear From a mountainside overlooking Utah's Great Salt Lake, a time traveler turning back the clock 20,000 years would watch...
New peanut genome map uncovers hidden gene, boosts dense-planting yields 20%
Phys.orgby Murdoch University·25d ago
New peanut genome map uncovers hidden gene, boosts dense-planting yields 20% An international team that includes researchers from Murdoch University's Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI) has...
Not all roads lead to Rome: Research challenges what we think we know about Roman roads
Phys.orgby Queen Mary; University·25d ago
Not all roads lead to Rome: Research challenges what we think we know about Roman roads A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark, Queen Mary University of London...
Mitotic chromosomes may assemble from pre-existing chromatin 'building blocks' during cell division
Phys.orgby Research Organization; Systems·25d ago
Mitotic chromosomes may assemble from pre-existing chromatin 'building blocks' during cell division Inside each human cell, about 2 meters (6.6 feet) of genomic DNA must be accurately copied and...
Record-breaking levels of plastic found in seabirds, with almost 900 pieces found in one bird alone
Phys.orgby Natural History Museum·25d ago
Record-breaking levels of plastic found in seabirds, with almost 900 pieces found in one bird alone For more than a decade, it was thought that the world's most plastic-polluted birds couldn't get...
3D food printing of balanced vegetarian dishes from rice and lentil flours
Phys.orgby Singapore University; Design·25d ago
3D food printing of balanced vegetarian dishes from rice and lentil flours Rice and lentils are a pairing that goes a long way back, whether as khichdi in India or mujaddara in the Middle East.
Greenhouse gas benefits of agricultural irrigation far outweigh emissions costs, study finds
Phys.orgby Jayme DeLoss·25d ago
Greenhouse gas benefits of agricultural irrigation far outweigh emissions costs, study finds Irrigating U.S.
Heat-stable enzyme from deep-sea microbe turns nitrogen gas into ammonia
Phys.orgby Fanni Aspetsberger·25d ago
Heat-stable enzyme from deep-sea microbe turns nitrogen gas into ammonia Microorganisms can do remarkable things—for example, nitrogen fixation, the conversion of nitrogen gas (N₂) into a form that...
Wild dogs make the longest recorded journey of any terrestrial mammal in Africa
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·25d ago
Wild dogs make the longest recorded journey of any terrestrial mammal in Africa Paul Arnold Author African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) travel incredibly long distances to search for a mate and new...
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