Patience is a lucrative virtue for entrepreneurs, new research finds
Phys.orgby University·3h ago
Patience is a lucrative virtue for entrepreneurs, new research finds People with higher levels of patience are more likely to become entrepreneurs and earn more once they do, according to a new...
One ancient swimming mammal fossil and two evolutionary surprises, including a third set of teeth
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·4h ago
One ancient swimming mammal fossil and two evolutionary surprises, including a third set of teeth Paul Arnold Author What may have looked like a cross between a platypus and a beaverlike rodent and...
Puerto Rico specimen reveals new giant isopod species that went unrecognized for decades
Phys.orgby University·4h ago
Puerto Rico specimen reveals new giant isopod species that went unrecognized for decades A giant isopod from Puerto Rico, rediscovered in the depository of the University of Tübingen's...
Plating matters: How sauce placement can make a dish appear healthier
Phys.orgby Keio University·4h ago
Plating matters: How sauce placement can make a dish appear healthier Our experience of eating is shaped by the combined influence of vision, smell, touch and taste.
700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals a lost ecosystem shared by early humans in the Levant
Phys.orgby Tel-Hai University·5h ago
700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals a lost ecosystem shared by early humans in the Levant A remarkably preserved elephant tooth previously recovered from Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (GBY-NBA)—a...
World must seize shrinking window to save nature as wildlife decline continues, warns major report
Phys.orgby Russell Parton·5h ago
World must seize shrinking window to save nature as wildlife decline continues, warns major report The world must seize a shrinking window to reverse the steep decline of wildlife and nature by...
Children as young as five show surprising understanding of human rights
Phys.orgby Joe Stafford·5h ago
Children as young as five show surprising understanding of human rights Children as young as five can engage meaningfully with complex ideas about human rights, new research from The University of...
Could grass become the clothes of the future?
Phys.orgby Chalmers University·5h ago
Could grass become the clothes of the future? Producing textile fibers from wood involves extracting cellulose from a structure that is tougher and more resistant than that of grass.
AI skills not enough to level the playing field—study
Phys.orgby Anglia Ruskin University·5h ago
AI skills not enough to level the playing field—study Training in AI skills improves the chances of women from underrepresented backgrounds being invited to job interviews, but not enough to...
Changes in DNA packaging help immune cells swell and burst
Phys.orgby Stanford University·5h ago
Changes in DNA packaging help immune cells swell and burst Immune cells are the elite athletes of the human body.
More than half of LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts faced food insecurity in 2024
Phys.orgby Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute·6h ago
More than half of LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts faced food insecurity in 2024 More than half of LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts experienced food insecurity in 2024, according to a new study...
Sperm whale study highlights need for 'extensive and dynamic' conservation
Phys.orgby University·6h ago
Sperm whale study highlights need for 'extensive and dynamic' conservation A new study of sperm whales highlights the need for ocean conservation that covers large areas—with boundaries redrawn as...
New electrode design breaks key barrier to greener ammonia production
Phys.orgby Monash University·6h ago
New electrode design breaks key barrier to greener ammonia production A new approach to producing ammonia using renewable electricity has overcome a fundamental energy limitation of the technology...
Rise of collagen-eating microbes may help explain gaps in the fossil record
Phys.orgby University·6h ago
Rise of collagen-eating microbes may help explain gaps in the fossil record Researchers may have uncovered the reason why some of Earth's earliest animals were commonly preserved as fossils—even...
Harmless amoeba's tight-space crawling offers clues to how its deadly relative invades the brain
Phys.orgby Sanjukta Mondal·6h ago
Harmless amoeba's tight-space crawling offers clues to how its deadly relative invades the brain Sanjukta Mondal Author Tiny, shapeless invaders can find their way from ponds to the human brain and...
Mixing plant material with manure may be key to profitable biogas production
Phys.orgby Jeff Mulhollem·6h ago
Mixing plant material with manure may be key to profitable biogas production The U.S. dairy industry is a major contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, with manure storage and...
Seismic analysis reveals ancient traces of mantle flow beneath the Pacific's oldest plate
Phys.orgby Seismological Society·6h ago
Seismic analysis reveals ancient traces of mantle flow beneath the Pacific's oldest plate Seismic data captured by ocean-bottom instruments have revealed "fossilized" traces of mantle flow beneath...
Sea surface temperatures suggest El Niño is strengthening
Phys.orgby World Meteorological Organization·6h ago
Sea surface temperatures suggest El Niño is strengthening Sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific are forecast to increase to record levels during October–December...
Colombia's new bee checklist documents 738 species, including 246 newly recorded
Phys.orgby Sara Usnick·7h ago
Colombia's new bee checklist documents 738 species, including 246 newly recorded A team led by a Penn State professor and doctoral student has compiled a checklist documenting the bee species in...
Largest 2D map of the universe helps scientists discover new gravitational lenses
Phys.orgby NSF NOIRLab·7h ago
Largest 2D map of the universe helps scientists discover new gravitational lenses Using data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys, with help from artificial intelligence, an international team of...
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