Bacteria use collisions to navigate crowded environments, micro-maze experiments reveal
Phys.orgby Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne·2d ago
Bacteria use collisions to navigate crowded environments, micro-maze experiments reveal Some bacteria can sense when they bump into each other and use these interactions to shape how the group...
AI chatbots may increase accurate political knowledge
Phys.orgby PNAS Nexus·2d ago
AI chatbots may increase accurate political knowledge As voters seeking information about political issues increasingly turn to LLMs to do research, will AI lead them astray with hallucinations and...
Vanillin provides a sweet solution for chronic wound healing
Phys.orgby Flinders University·2d ago
Vanillin provides a sweet solution for chronic wound healing A team from Flinders University's Biomedical Nanoengineering Laboratory has found that vanillin has pronounced antioxidant...
Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken
Phys.orgby University·2d ago
Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken A low-power blue light could be the key to significantly reducing food poisoning caused by raw chicken in the U.K., scientists at the University...
Counting purpose and connection could reveal overlooked benefits of bike paths and parks
Phys.orgby Dianne Vella-Brodrick; Janet Stanley; John Stanley; David Hensher·2d ago
Counting purpose and connection could reveal overlooked benefits of bike paths and parks It's often the sight of heavy digging machinery that makes us question how our taxes and property taxes are...
New report exposes modern poverty and inequality in one of Britain's 'most affluent cities'
Phys.orgby University·2d ago
New report exposes modern poverty and inequality in one of Britain's 'most affluent cities' The University of York's Cost of Living Research Group has examined modern living standards across the...
Africa's rhinos often get the spotlight—but Indonesia's two rhino species are far closer to extinction
Phys.orgby Michelle Campbell-Ward·2d ago
Africa's rhinos often get the spotlight—but Indonesia's two rhino species are far closer to extinction Small, hairy and cheekily charismatic.
Yosemite's meadows can be restored, but it will take time and effort
Phys.orgby Colorado State University·2d ago
Yosemite's meadows can be restored, but it will take time and effort Researchers at Colorado State University are leading an attempt to restore Yosemite National Park's iconic meadows before it's...
Rising heat linked to faster telomere loss in wild Australian birds
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli·2d ago
Rising heat linked to faster telomere loss in wild Australian birds Ingrid Fadelli Author Extreme heat can have a profound impact on wild animals, causing their death in the most extreme cases and...
Seagrass meadows bounce back with new fish communities
Phys.orgby James Cook University·2d ago
Seagrass meadows bounce back with new fish communities Seagrasses are flowering plants that thrive in marine environments and form extensive meadows along the tropical Queensland coast.
Cancer survival is improving, but return‑to‑work support is falling behind
Phys.orgby Griffith University·2d ago
Cancer survival is improving, but return‑to‑work support is falling behind Australia has made significant strides in improving cancer survival, but new research from Griffith University finds far...
New report reveals gaps in corporate modern slavery disclosures
Phys.orgby Monash University·2d ago
New report reveals gaps in corporate modern slavery disclosures Many of Australia's largest companies fail to show enough public evidence that workers affected by modern slavery can safely report...
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin
Phys.orgby KOSTYA MANENKOV; STEFANIE DAZIO; ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN·2d ago
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his contributions to the IceCube...
Nature's capacity to 'bounce back' when species are lost is vastly overestimated, global analysis finds
Phys.orgby King's College London·2d ago
Nature's capacity to 'bounce back' when species are lost is vastly overestimated, global analysis finds The idea that ecosystems carry plenty of backup, so if a small number of species become...
California scientist wins a Nobel Prize, then makes school lunches for his kids
Phys.orgby NOAH BERGER; TERRY CHEA; ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN·2d ago
California scientist wins a Nobel Prize, then makes school lunches for his kids Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning early Monday that he had won a Nobel...
Switching on brain cells: The Nobel-winning science of optogenetics
Phys.orgby Alexander Pol·2d ago
Switching on brain cells: The Nobel-winning science of optogenetics In optogenetics, scientists control neurons by stimulating them with light—potentially unlocking breakthroughs for conditions...
Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died
Phys.orgby The Associated Press·2d ago
Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a...
Carefree shoppers most likely to receive retail discounts, study finds
Phys.orgby Durham University·3d ago
Carefree shoppers most likely to receive retail discounts, study finds Research involving Durham University Business School reveals how retailers target customers most likely to spend more.
Exploring systemic racism as the default explanation for disparities
Phys.orgby Sharita Forrest·3d ago
Exploring systemic racism as the default explanation for disparities Much of the field of sociology treats systemic racism as its default explanation for racial disparities rather than as an open...
Vitamin B1 gains in wild lake trout embryos challenge assumptions drawn from hatcheries
Phys.orgby Hannah Fischer·3d ago
Vitamin B1 gains in wild lake trout embryos challenge assumptions drawn from hatcheries For decades, fisheries managers have struggled to restore recruitment in wild lake trout populations across...
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