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Phys.orgby American Geophysical Union1d ago
Penguin poop is melting Antarctic snow by keeping algae green Penguin poop is fertilizing snow algae blooms along the Antarctic Peninsula, feeding dense green algae patches along the coastline, a...
Phys.orgby University1d ago
What makes a product 'Cool'? A teenager in Shanghai will wait in line for hours to get a Labubu doll. Meanwhile, a shopper in Ohio might drive across town to buy a robotic vacuum.
Phys.orgby FAPESP1d ago
Extreme drought and heat from the last El Niño signal a 'new normal' for tropical forests During the 2023–2024 El Niño, about 75% of the world's tropical forest areas experienced at least six...
Phys.orgby Francesco Fiondella1d ago
When U.S. embassies stopped reporting air quality, pollution rose For more than a decade, U.S. embassies and consulates provided independent, publicly available air-quality readings in cities...
Phys.orgby Bing Lin; Joshua Cinner1d ago
Conservationists are discovering 'bright spots' around the globe. Here's why they matter Every few years, the elders of Muluk, a tiny coastal community in Papua New Guinea, close a stretch of their...
Phys.orgby University1d ago
Children in improved homes face lower hospitalization risk, analysis finds Children living in houses improved through the Healthy Homes Initiative were found to be 30% less likely to be...
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli1d ago
Quantum computing shortcut makes particle collisions easier to simulate Ingrid Fadelli Author Collisions between particles at high energies can sometimes produce new particles and shed light on...
Phys.orgby Alex Morrison1d ago
'Real opportunity' to boost low-carbon European holidays U.K. vacationers and the tourism industry have a "real opportunity" to shift to low-carbon European vacations, researchers say.
Phys.orgby South Dakota State University1d ago
Plants, people and progress for native prairie seeds Across much of the central United States, there are ongoing efforts to restore native prairie.
Phys.orgby Columbia University's Mailman School1d ago
The mind of money: Mental accounting theory checks out When it comes to money, humans are not always rational.
Phys.orgby University1d ago
Amazon wildfires are generating ozone that weakens surviving trees' carbon uptake Ozone pollution caused by Amazon wildfires is significantly reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon...
Phys.orgby Alexander Pol1d ago
Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize Research into molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes could be among the contenders for the...
Phys.orgby Adrien De Calan1d ago
Fierce lobbying in EU over 'forever chemicals' The European Union is under pressure to ban "forever chemicals," but a battle is heating up in Brussels over the toxic substances known as PFAS, with...
Phys.orgby Frontiers1d ago
The world's oyster reefs could add $12 trillion to planetary health each year—if they were better managed A new study shows that the world's oyster reefs are a precious resource that's vastly...
Phys.orgby Issam AHMED2d ago
Nobel winner Halzen says years of October 'misery' finally over Physicist Francis Halzen has an impressively long list of academic accolades—but every October, as the Nobel Prize rolled around, his...
Phys.orgby Sandia National Laboratories2d ago
Computer scientist tracks satellites with automated observatory built from off-the-shelf technology Allen Schnibben's interest in space started when he was a child.
Phys.orgby University2d ago
Study highlights the European waters at greatest risk of harmful light pollution Scientists have produced a first-of-its-kind assessment showing which coastal regions of Europe they believe are at...
Phys.orgby University2d ago
Linguists find Madonna's voice defies age-related expectations As women go through menopause, their voices tend to become deeper.
Phys.orgby Indian Institute2d ago
Nearly 10,000 mapped reactions reveal overlooked steps in CO₂-to-fuel conversion Scientists are increasingly exploring carbon dioxide (CO₂) hydrogenation—where CO₂ reacts with hydrogen over a...
Phys.orgby INRAE2d ago
Sorghum may help European agriculture face climate change Research by INRAE and AgroParisTech suggests that global warming could have an overall positive effect on sorghum yields in Europe.
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