When benefit corporations get certified, is it 'greenwashing' in stereo?
Phys.orgby Benjamin Kessler·9 Sept 2026
When benefit corporations get certified, is it 'greenwashing' in stereo? The term "benefit corporation" is becoming increasingly familiar as a label for companies with a hybrid commitment to the...
Restoring Australia's she-oaks means listening to Indigenous knowledges
Phys.orgby Anthony Romano; Patrick Kennedy; Harriet Magee; Russell Mullett; Michael-Shawn Fletcher·9 Sept 2026
Restoring Australia's she-oaks means listening to Indigenous knowledges In Australia, many Indigenous communities have connections and stories linked to the she-oak.
Tiny 2D cracks creep through materials before triggering sudden fracture, experiments reveal
Phys.orgby Hebrew University·9 Sept 2026
Tiny 2D cracks creep through materials before triggering sudden fracture, experiments reveal We have all seen something suddenly break: a phone screen cracks, a plastic object snaps or a piece of...
The 'costly son' hypothesis: Why bigger sons may make births riskier across species
Phys.orgby Krystal Kasal·9 Sept 2026
The 'costly son' hypothesis: Why bigger sons may make births riskier across species Krystal Kasal Author A new comparative review, published in The Anatomical Record, examines factors that may lead...
Forever chemicals break apart into fluoride under UV treatment, revealing a cleanup roadmap
Phys.orgby David Danelski·9 Sept 2026
Forever chemicals break apart into fluoride under UV treatment, revealing a cleanup roadmap UC Riverside environmental engineers have identified key chemical reactions that occur when ultraviolet...
UK subsidies for land-based seafood farming would boost tree-planting policy
Phys.orgby Russell Parton·9 Sept 2026
UK subsidies for land-based seafood farming would boost tree-planting policy Subsidies for emerging technology that allows seafood to be produced on land would boost the UK's food security and...
Project digitally recreates a buried World War I battlefield
Phys.orgby Elise Monsour Puckett·9 Sept 2026
Project digitally recreates a buried World War I battlefield Imagine walking through a World War I excavation site—not wading through mud-filled trenches, but navigating a digital landscape rich...
How we manage and engage with horses may shape their personality
Phys.orgby University·9 Sept 2026
How we manage and engage with horses may shape their personality A new study reveals that horse personality is not only a matter of genetics, age or breed but also systematically linked to how...
Physics-aware benchmark reveals why similar materials AI models can predict thermal conductivity differently
Phys.orgby Ellen Neff·9 Sept 2026
Physics-aware benchmark reveals why similar materials AI models can predict thermal conductivity differently Material properties such as sound insulation, resistance to extreme heat and thermal...
The Future We Choose: New Beyond Blue report explores the forces shaping the next decade of mental health in Australia
Phys.orgby CSIRO·9 Sept 2026
The Future We Choose: New Beyond Blue report explores the forces shaping the next decade of mental health in Australia Beyond Blue has launched "The Future We Choose: Mental health support in...
New AI model for DNA learns from evolution to unlock secrets of the human genome
Phys.orgby University·9 Sept 2026
New AI model for DNA learns from evolution to unlock secrets of the human genome More than two decades after scientists first sequenced the entire human genome—all 3 billion base pairs, of DNA...
Petrochemical industry emissions could climb 50% by 2050, global mapping suggests
Phys.orgby University·9 Sept 2026
Petrochemical industry emissions could climb 50% by 2050, global mapping suggests Carbon emissions from the petrochemical industry could increase by 50% by 2050, according to new research from the...
White is more than a color: How nature inspired a new sustainable way to make white, water-repellent materials
Phys.orgby Kyoto University·9 Sept 2026
White is more than a color: How nature inspired a new sustainable way to make white, water-repellent materials Look closely at Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa, one of Japan's most iconic...
First Denisovan forearm bone discovered in southwest China
Phys.orgby Chinese Academy·9 Sept 2026
First Denisovan forearm bone discovered in southwest China Scientists have discovered various Denisovan remains in Southwest China dating to the late Middle Pleistocene, including the first...
A 'wholistic' view of cellular communication across an entire animal
Phys.orgby Howard Hughes Medical Institute·9 Sept 2026
A 'wholistic' view of cellular communication across an entire animal It can't be heard, but different parts of the human body are in constant conversation, communicating to keep the entire system...
Next-gen gravitational wave detectors could spot the first black holes
Phys.orgby Andy Tomaswick·9 Sept 2026
Next-gen gravitational wave detectors could spot the first black holes A few hundred million years after the Big Bang, the first stars ignited—literally the "let there be light" moment for the...
Auckland has an overlooked traffic pollution problem—and it's not from exhausts
Phys.orgby Mingyue Selena Sheng; Le Wen·9 Sept 2026
Auckland has an overlooked traffic pollution problem—and it's not from exhausts Cleaner engine standards and a gradual uptake of electric vehicles have been credited with helping improve Auckland's...
How 'parachute science' is failing the world's tropical insects
Phys.orgby Monash University·9 Sept 2026
How 'parachute science' is failing the world's tropical insects Monash University scientists have developed a global framework to tackle a major blind spot in biodiversity conservation: Insects...
As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites
Phys.orgby Ysis PERCQ; With Afp African Bureaus·9 Sept 2026
As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites Senegalese engineers in hairnets and white gloves are carefully assembling a nanosatellite at a French lab—another step toward...
Reading app boosts kids' literacy
Phys.orgby Flinders University·9 Sept 2026
Reading app boosts kids' literacy A new Flinders University study of primary school children shows a science-based digital phonics reading app can accelerate early reading while helping teachers...
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