Sparse-data method estimates sea surface temperatures 40% more accurately than conventional approach
Phys.orgby Tracey Peake·8 Sept 2026
Sparse-data method estimates sea surface temperatures 40% more accurately than conventional approach Researchers have developed a method for extrapolating sea surface temperatures from sparse data...
Portugal's Pinhal Interior shows why fire and floods are part of the same cycle
Phys.orgby Afonso Nuno Martins·8 Sept 2026
Portugal's Pinhal Interior shows why fire and floods are part of the same cycle Across southern Europe, increasingly extreme heat, wildfire and intense rainfall are forcing planners to consider how...
Why does microwaving fish smell so bad?
Phys.orgby Nathan Kilah; Dariush Zare; Robert A Shellie·8 Sept 2026
Why does microwaving fish smell so bad? The work break room can be a place of rest, gossip, fun or recovery.
Extremely massive galaxy proto-supercluster smashes distance record
Phys.orgby Association·8 Sept 2026
Extremely massive galaxy proto-supercluster smashes distance record An international team of astronomers has discovered the most distant progenitor to a galaxy supercluster ever.
Cosmic radiation at flight altitudes rises when the sun is less active
Phys.orgby Hebrew University·8 Sept 2026
Cosmic radiation at flight altitudes rises when the sun is less active Radiation from space is constantly entering Earth's atmosphere, but how much of it reaches the altitudes used by commercial...
Optimizing tomato plant growth with microbes
Phys.orgby Akifumi Sugiyama·8 Sept 2026
Optimizing tomato plant growth with microbes Plants are home to a diverse array of microorganisms that support their growth and help them adapt to environmental stress—of which there has been an...
Waterlogged seeds reveal melons' ancient journey
Phys.orgby Talia Ogliore·8 Sept 2026
Waterlogged seeds reveal melons' ancient journey Melons produce many seeds, making the melon shape a traditional symbol of fertility and prosperity in Chinese culture.
NASA technique for manipulating satellite photos now reveals ancient images
Phys.orgby Mike DiCicco·8 Sept 2026
NASA technique for manipulating satellite photos now reveals ancient images High in the central tower of Angkor Wat, an ancient Cambodian temple, paintings depict horseback riders and a traditional...
Helium-3 lifts new quantum computing concept with faster tunneling rates
Phys.orgby Paul Dailing·8 Sept 2026
Helium-3 lifts new quantum computing concept with faster tunneling rates Helium—the lightest atom that can be laser-cooled and controlled—powers a new design for high-powered, stable quantum...
A crystalline sponge reveals structures of large 'beyond rule of 5' molecules
Phys.orgby Institute·8 Sept 2026
A crystalline sponge reveals structures of large 'beyond rule of 5' molecules Drug discovery has traditionally followed the "rule of 5," which identifies chemical properties generally associated...
No evidence that Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs have improved child protection outcomes
Phys.orgby University·8 Sept 2026
No evidence that Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs have improved child protection outcomes New research concludes that Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASHs) are failing to provide better protection...
Not all eggs are the same—uncovering a tropical parasite's secret weapons
Phys.orgby Charles University·8 Sept 2026
Not all eggs are the same—uncovering a tropical parasite's secret weapons A team of scientists from the Faculty of Science at Charles University has achieved a major breakthrough in research into...
Physics-based AI unlocks first global predictions of carbon cycling in ocean sediments
Phys.orgby University·8 Sept 2026
Physics-based AI unlocks first global predictions of carbon cycling in ocean sediments Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new physics-based artificial intelligence...
Curved nanographene with five-, six- and seven-membered rings synthesized in two steps
Phys.orgby Institute; Nagoya University·8 Sept 2026
Curved nanographene with five-, six- and seven-membered rings synthesized in two steps Nanographenes can be considered molecular fragments of graphene, a 2D conductive material in which carbon...
Mentoring based on young peoples' strengths can alleviate the crisis in education, training and employment
Phys.orgby Catherine Comfort·8 Sept 2026
Mentoring based on young peoples' strengths can alleviate the crisis in education, training and employment We can all see the huge waste of talent this represents for the young people concerned and...
Fast radio bursts could help disentangle galactic feedback from dark matter effects
Phys.orgby Whitney Clavin·8 Sept 2026
Fast radio bursts could help disentangle galactic feedback from dark matter effects Intense, brief flashes of radio light called fast radio bursts (FRBs) travel across billions of light-years to...
From classrooms to careers, Black women describe lasting effects of racialized bias
Phys.orgby Brian Maffly·8 Sept 2026
From classrooms to careers, Black women describe lasting effects of racialized bias As a child, Nefatari excelled at advanced mathematics.
Giant impacts may strip small icy moons of subsurface oceans
Phys.orgby Southwest Research Institute·8 Sept 2026
Giant impacts may strip small icy moons of subsurface oceans Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists used simulations to understand the role disruptive impacts play on icy moons with...
The future of malaria control is … more mosquitoes?
Phys.orgby Wits University·8 Sept 2026
The future of malaria control is … more mosquitoes? South Africa's malaria elimination teams could soon have backup from millions of decoy mosquitoes specially bred at Africa's first mosquito...
Martian air could yield methane rocket fuel with fewer unwanted byproducts
Phys.orgby University·8 Sept 2026
Martian air could yield methane rocket fuel with fewer unwanted byproducts As NASA prepares to send humans to Mars as early as the 2030s, University of Mississippi researchers are working on one of...
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