Mangrove restoration is becoming big business, but benefits don't always reach local people
Phys.orgby Aarti Krishnan; Ahmad Aldrie Amir; Behara Satyanarayana·6d ago
Mangrove restoration is becoming big business, but benefits don't always reach local people On Pakistan's Indus delta coast, a 350,000-hectare (865,000-acre) mangrove project is turning a growing...
Enzymes become sturdy beads that could support more sustainable chemical production
Phys.orgby Karlsruhe Institute·6d ago
Enzymes become sturdy beads that could support more sustainable chemical production Thanks to enzyme-based biocatalysis, an enormous range of pharmaceutical active ingredients and other complex...
How stars shine: Infrared observations expose gaps in models of how stars distribute their light
Phys.orgby Noelle Toumey Reetz·6d ago
How stars shine: Infrared observations expose gaps in models of how stars distribute their light Astronomers using Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA)...
Q&A: Why are red squirrels endangered—and can we save them?
Phys.orgby Kat Hamill·6d ago
Q&A: Why are red squirrels endangered—and can we save them? The red squirrel was once a familiar sight across Britain. Today, it has disappeared from much of its former range. Dr.
Iron Age skulls reveal some babies had flat head syndrome—long before the 'Back to Sleep' campaign
Phys.orgby Sandee Oster·6d ago
Iron Age skulls reveal some babies had flat head syndrome—long before the 'Back to Sleep' campaign Sandee Oster Author Nearly 3,000 years ago, in central Italy, dozens of Picene people were laid to...
New research shows how water would behave on the moon
Phys.orgby Josh Mearig·6d ago
New research shows how water would behave on the moon As humanity looks toward future bases on the moon, plant cultivation will be critical for sustaining life there.
How much are the world's oceans warming? New method reveals double-digit percentage gaps from climate models
Phys.orgby Johannes Seiler·6d ago
How much are the world's oceans warming? New method reveals double-digit percentage gaps from climate models The world's oceans behave like a thermometer: As the water warms, it expands and sea...
New study reveals how national cyber positions can shape the future of international law
Phys.orgby Kerra Maddern·6d ago
New study reveals how national cyber positions can shape the future of international law Nations should do more to reduce uncertainty about the legal value of their positions on cyber activities, a...
A 'reality check' for lab-grown human embryo models
Phys.orgby University·6d ago
A 'reality check' for lab-grown human embryo models University of Sydney researchers have developed a new way to test how closely lab-grown biological models resemble real human embryos, finding...
Multitasking in magenta: Colored solar panels could help farms grow crops and generate electricity on shared land
Phys.orgby Cell Press·6d ago
Multitasking in magenta: Colored solar panels could help farms grow crops and generate electricity on shared land Broccoli grown under magenta solar panels absorbed sunlight more efficiently than...
First U.S. tomato spotted wilt virus clone could speed development of disease-resistant crops
Phys.orgby Torie Noellsch·6d ago
First U.S. tomato spotted wilt virus clone could speed development of disease-resistant crops New technology from Texas A&M AgriLife Research could be a major step toward bringing disease-resistant...
Natural-material bricks aim to give urban birds alternatives to nesting with trash
Phys.orgby Bethany Kiss; Jacinta Humphrey; Sarah Bekessy·6d ago
Natural-material bricks aim to give urban birds alternatives to nesting with trash It's spring, and Australian birds are building their nests. But with what?
Uranium forms rare triple bond with carbon in newly isolated compound
Phys.orgby Enna Bartlett·6d ago
Uranium forms rare triple bond with carbon in newly isolated compound In a study published in Nature Chemistry, an international team of researchers from Germany and the U.K., including chemists...
Protons ride moving waves to reach record energy with long-pulse lasers
Phys.orgby University·6d ago
Protons ride moving waves to reach record energy with long-pulse lasers Imagine a proton catching a wave and surfing it to gain speed.
Are Australia's native bees thriving or declining?
Phys.orgby Scarlett Howard; Kit Prendergast·6d ago
Are Australia's native bees thriving or declining? It's a sight to behold. Each spring, thousands of solitary bees (Amegilla dawsoni), also known as Dawson's burrowing bees, emerge from burrows...
A conservation success story for New Zealand's heaviest insect
Phys.orgby New Zealand Department·6d ago
A conservation success story for New Zealand's heaviest insect The success of a large-scale recovery program for wētāpunga/Little Barrier giant wētā, New Zealand's heaviest insect, has been...
Birdsong tells only part of a forest's story: Evolutionary trees reveal the rest
Phys.orgby Halvina G Saiya·6d ago
Birdsong tells only part of a forest's story: Evolutionary trees reveal the rest Birds calling back and forth in the morning make up one of the defining sounds of tropical forests.
Two active magma reservoirs may lie beneath Masaya volcano, near 2 million people
Phys.orgby Emma Stefanacci·6d ago
Two active magma reservoirs may lie beneath Masaya volcano, near 2 million people Masaya volcano in Nicaragua sits within 13 miles (21 kilometers) of 2 million people and is a popular tourist...
Rethinking smart cities: An open-source tool for urban data collection
Phys.orgby Claudia Rebola·6d ago
Rethinking smart cities: An open-source tool for urban data collection A large part of urban planning involves navigating how people experience a place.
A laser that stays locked without active control
Phys.orgby Nik Papageorgiou·6d ago
A laser that stays locked without active control EPFL researchers have developed a chip-based laser that keeps a very stable frequency across its tested operating range, without needing active...
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