Water isotopes reveal early drought signals in Central Amazon rainfall
Phys.orgby Igor Zolnerkevic·10 Sept 2026
Water isotopes reveal early drought signals in Central Amazon rainfall The historic droughts of 2023 and 2024 in the Amazon reduced river flows and altered the region's rainfall composition.
Ancient Swedish Goths had surprisingly accurate calendars
Phys.orgby Bruce Dorminey·10 Sept 2026
Ancient Swedish Goths had surprisingly accurate calendars On a mostly flat plain an hour north of Stockholm lies a collection of large burial mounds dating from an ancient culture at least 2,500...
An unusual bacterium that penetrates and lives inside human cells may offer a new drug target
Phys.orgby Elaine Ellis·10 Sept 2026
An unusual bacterium that penetrates and lives inside human cells may offer a new drug target Research underway in the lab of Rebecca Alexander, a professor in Wake Forest University's Department...
What small insects can tell us about ancient textiles
Phys.orgby Jess Abel·10 Sept 2026
What small insects can tell us about ancient textiles Anna Sheinberg, Ph.D. candidate in chemistry, is working with fellow researchers in Trinity College's Chemistry Department and at the Nasher...
Rethinking how household income needs are assessed for welfare support
Phys.orgby Pusan National University·10 Sept 2026
Rethinking how household income needs are assessed for welfare support How much more income does a two-person household need than a person living alone? The answer is not simply twice as much.
From flower to fruit: A tug-of-war between growing tissues
Phys.orgby Julie Gazaille·10 Sept 2026
From flower to fruit: A tug-of-war between growing tissues Unlike an animal cell, a plant cell can't crawl or migrate. It's locked inside a rigid wall, cemented to its neighbors for life.
Climate hazards disrupted schooling for more than 171 million students in 2025
Phys.orgby UNICEF·10 Sept 2026
Climate hazards disrupted schooling for more than 171 million students in 2025 More than 171 million students globally—or 1 in 10—from preprimary to upper secondary age had their schooling...
Kids' brains are built for distraction. Sometimes that's a good thing.
Phys.orgby Elizabeth Weinstein·10 Sept 2026
Kids' brains are built for distraction. Sometimes that's a good thing. Parents often learn the hard way that to make it anywhere on time, they should calculate how much time they think they need to...
Tightly guided atoms could enable low-power quantum navigation when GPS fails
Phys.orgby Sandia National Laboratories·10 Sept 2026
Tightly guided atoms could enable low-power quantum navigation when GPS fails Within tiny halos of light clinging to a vanishingly thin wisp of optical fiber, scientist Jongmin Lee guides atoms...
Two previously unknown saucer bugs species discovered
Phys.orgby Eric Stann·10 Sept 2026
Two previously unknown saucer bugs species discovered An entomologist at the University of Missouri has discovered two saucer bug species previously unknown to science, adding to our understanding...
First PLP-dependent enzyme that influences bacterial protein production discovered
Phys.orgby Singapore-MIT Alliance; Technology·10 Sept 2026
First PLP-dependent enzyme that influences bacterial protein production discovered Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology's (SMART) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)...
A cellular threshold can determine whether herpesvirus becomes active or lies dormant
Phys.orgby Weizmann Institute·10 Sept 2026
A cellular threshold can determine whether herpesvirus becomes active or lies dormant During the COVID-19 pandemic, we wore masks and kept 2 meters (6.6 feet) apart in an effort to reduce the...
Muscovite identified as a low-index building block for ultrathin van der Waals photonic components
Phys.orgby Yerevan State University·10 Sept 2026
Muscovite identified as a low-index building block for ultrathin van der Waals photonic components Researchers have demonstrated that a naturally occurring mineral can serve as a low-loss optical...
Ultrathin silicon structures can tune mid-IR light in billionths of a second
Phys.orgby Celia Luterbacher·10 Sept 2026
Ultrathin silicon structures can tune mid-IR light in billionths of a second Light in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum plays a key role in modern sensing.
Focus on biodiversity conservation may offer a less divisive path to climate action in Japan
Phys.orgby Yokohama National University·10 Sept 2026
Focus on biodiversity conservation may offer a less divisive path to climate action in Japan If you want to drum up support for environmental action, putting climate change front and center may not...
Gondwana really was a supercontinent—and it may have helped kickstart life on Earth
Phys.orgby Bill Collins·10 Sept 2026
Gondwana really was a supercontinent—and it may have helped kickstart life on Earth Some 550 million years ago, Earth looked very different than it does today.
River erosion explains uneven crustal uplift across Basque-Cantabrian Range
Phys.orgby University·10 Sept 2026
River erosion explains uneven crustal uplift across Basque-Cantabrian Range A University of the Basque Country-EHU research group has determined the causes of a 255 m (837 feet) crustal uplift of...
New pulse-train method aims to improve precision in quantum control
Phys.orgby Stevens Institute·10 Sept 2026
New pulse-train method aims to improve precision in quantum control Quantum technologies are poised to transform fields ranging from medicine and sensing to computing and communications by...
1,000 times faster operations bring reliable quantum computing a step closer
Phys.orgby Chalmers University·10 Sept 2026
1,000 times faster operations bring reliable quantum computing a step closer So far, quantum computers have been held back by their extreme sensitivity to errors and external disturbances.
Dead or alive, plankton support marine ecosystems
Phys.orgby Kyoto University·10 Sept 2026
Dead or alive, plankton support marine ecosystems As tiny as they are, marine plankton play pivotal roles in biogeochemical cycles and sustaining aquatic ecosystems, producing around half of the...
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