Boosting soybean protein: Zinc and sulfur essential in sustainable crop production
Phys.orgby Tannara Yelland·27 Aug 2026
Boosting soybean protein: Zinc and sulfur essential in sustainable crop production Soybean is a critical element of the global food supply: Between its use for animal feed and human consumption, it...
Primed and ready to fight, a nematode pheromone arms plants to battle pathogens
Phys.orgby Alyssa Kearly·27 Aug 2026
Primed and ready to fight, a nematode pheromone arms plants to battle pathogens When cold and flu season comes around, we take steps like getting our flu shots and taking immune supplements to...
Vehicle-mounted spectroscopy system detects methane in real time
Phys.orgby Optica·27 Aug 2026
Vehicle-mounted spectroscopy system detects methane in real time Researchers have developed a vehicle-mounted spectroscopy system that can reliably detect methane in real time while driving.
Specific cover crops may help attract insects that target harmful pests
Phys.orgby Pennsylvania State University·27 Aug 2026
Specific cover crops may help attract insects that target harmful pests Different cover crops may affect how plants defend themselves against pests—including by attracting more insects that eat...
Discovery reveals rapid pathways to complex aromatic molecules in space
Phys.orgby University·27 Aug 2026
Discovery reveals rapid pathways to complex aromatic molecules in space A team of researchers led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Chemistry has uncovered a faster way large...
Molecular makeover brightens organic light near 1,000 nanometers
Phys.orgby National Taiwan University·27 Aug 2026
Molecular makeover brightens organic light near 1,000 nanometers Near-infrared organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that emit about 1,000 nanometers could support biomedical and security...
Study reveals inter-city collaboration on emission reduction boosts sustainability performance
Phys.orgby Hong Kong University; Technology·27 Aug 2026
Study reveals inter-city collaboration on emission reduction boosts sustainability performance With Hong Kong recently recording record-breaking high temperatures, extreme weather has once again...
Short, intense storms gain intensity across Hawaiʻi
Phys.orgby University·27 Aug 2026
Short, intense storms gain intensity across Hawaiʻi While long-term data show that Hawaiʻi is getting drier overall, short, intense downpours that cause sudden, dangerous flash floods are getting...
Shear flow in narrow channels sparks amyloid formation, experiments reveal
Phys.orgby University·27 Aug 2026
Shear flow in narrow channels sparks amyloid formation, experiments reveal Many cars and not enough lanes is a recipe for traffic jams.
Heat-tolerant corals may be more vulnerable to disease
Phys.orgby Boston University·27 Aug 2026
Heat-tolerant corals may be more vulnerable to disease Corals that partner with heat-tolerant algae may be better equipped to survive warming oceans—but that resilience comes with an unexpected...
MOF-coated catalyst converts CO₂ to CO nearly five times faster under ultrasonic vibration
Phys.orgby University·27 Aug 2026
MOF-coated catalyst converts CO₂ to CO nearly five times faster under ultrasonic vibration Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a catalyst that uses mechanical vibration to convert...
Mixture of traditional edible plants inhibits fungus growth in corn, study shows
Phys.orgby Jeff Mulhollem·27 Aug 2026
Mixture of traditional edible plants inhibits fungus growth in corn, study shows Fungal contamination in stored grain across sub-Saharan Africa causes major post-harvest losses and severe public...
Texas fossil reveals early insects kept aquatic limbs during move onto land
Phys.orgby Zhang Nannan·27 Aug 2026
Texas fossil reveals early insects kept aquatic limbs during move onto land The formation of complex terrestrial ecosystems was a significant innovation in the evolutionary history of life on...
Groundbreaking literacy program triples rate of progress among struggling young readers
Phys.orgby Geoff McMaster·27 Aug 2026
Groundbreaking literacy program triples rate of progress among struggling young readers A University of Alberta literacy expert has completed the largest reading intervention in Canadian history...
ASTRID traces 13.5 billion years of black hole and galaxy evolution
Phys.orgby Jorge Salazar·27 Aug 2026
ASTRID traces 13.5 billion years of black hole and galaxy evolution In dark skies at night, distant starlight twinkles and speaks to vast cosmic histories almost as old as time itself.
Milky Way's own gravity can mimic dark matter clues, stellar stream simulations suggest
Phys.orgby William Poor·27 Aug 2026
Milky Way's own gravity can mimic dark matter clues, stellar stream simulations suggest Most of the stars in our Milky Way galaxy sit neatly on a flat plane.
Fast but error-prone AI assists in solving a decades-old fluid mechanics problem in five weeks
Phys.orgby Susan Glairon·27 Aug 2026
Fast but error-prone AI assists in solving a decades-old fluid mechanics problem in five weeks An AI assistant helped University of Colorado Boulder researchers solve a mathematical problem that...
Social media posts reveal how communities cope with extreme heat
Phys.orgby Carly Murphy·27 Aug 2026
Social media posts reveal how communities cope with extreme heat As extreme heat becomes more frequent and intense across California, knowing which communities are struggling and what kind of help...
A few minutes of freezing can change the fate of iron in nature
Phys.orgby Anna-Lena Lindskog·27 Aug 2026
A few minutes of freezing can change the fate of iron in nature Just a few minutes of freezing and thawing can have a decisive impact on how ferrihydrite, the most reactive iron mineral in cold...
Parental care can influence evolution, beetle experiments show
Phys.orgby Theresa Hübner·27 Aug 2026
Parental care can influence evolution, beetle experiments show How has offspring dependence on parents evolved over the course of evolution?
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