Chimpanzees give youngsters the tools to learn tricky techniques
Phys.orgby Frontiers·29d ago
Chimpanzees give youngsters the tools to learn tricky techniques Two-thirds of a century after Jane Goodall observed "David Greybeard" break off a twig to fashion a fishing rod for termites...
Transparency and trust are the foundations of every successful research partnership, report suggests
Phys.orgby Jutta Gröschl·29d ago
Transparency and trust are the foundations of every successful research partnership, report suggests According to research by the IfM Bonn, strengthening research collaboration between universities...
How high turnover rates in Tanzania's agro-dealer sector affect farmer fertilizer adoption
Phys.orgby Marianne Stein·29d ago
How high turnover rates in Tanzania's agro-dealer sector affect farmer fertilizer adoption Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa adopt agricultural inputs, including fertilizer, at low rates...
A new mechanism for reading extra-long genes in neurons
Phys.orgby Ehime University·29d ago
A new mechanism for reading extra-long genes in neurons Neurons in humans and other mammals express many exceptionally long genes, ranging from more than 100 kbp to more than 2 Mbp, that are...
Study explores new photonics advance: Topology imprinting in nonlinear metasurfaces
Phys.orgby Institute; Electronics Engineers·29d ago
Study explores new photonics advance: Topology imprinting in nonlinear metasurfaces Light is traditionally described by properties such as wavelength, amplitude, phase and polarization.
Greyhound racing just turned 100, and says its dogs are fine. But are they?
Phys.orgby Mia Cobb; Donald Maurice Broom·29d ago
Greyhound racing just turned 100, and says its dogs are fine. But are they? This year, greyhound racing in Britain turns 100 years old.
High-resolution weather data could pinpoint neighborhoods facing greatest heat stress
Phys.orgby Audrey Merket·29d ago
High-resolution weather data could pinpoint neighborhoods facing greatest heat stress Heat stress is a leading cause of weather-related deaths and can be especially dangerous in cities, where...
New species of 240-million-year-old prehistoric animal could reshape dinosaur origins timeline
Phys.orgby University·29d ago
New species of 240-million-year-old prehistoric animal could reshape dinosaur origins timeline A new prehistoric animal species from Tanzania dating to around 240 million years ago, during the...
Plasma and electricity convert CO₂ into methanol, butane and other useful chemicals
Phys.orgby Yale University·29d ago
Plasma and electricity convert CO₂ into methanol, butane and other useful chemicals Carbon dioxide (CO₂) can be harmful to the environment in large amounts but can be used in the production of...
Weather forecasts are significantly less accurate in poorer countries, analysis finds
Phys.orgby Dirk Frank·29d ago
Weather forecasts are significantly less accurate in poorer countries, analysis finds Weather forecasts inform countless everyday decisions—from farmers deciding when to sow crops and energy...
Young, eco-anxious Canadians are the most likely to support disruptive tactics by environmental activists, study finds
Phys.orgby McGill University·29d ago
Young, eco-anxious Canadians are the most likely to support disruptive tactics by environmental activists, study finds The tolerance of individual Canadians for radical forms of environmental...
Tracking the path of new world screwworm
Phys.orgby Todd Silver·29d ago
Tracking the path of new world screwworm New cases of New World screwworm have recently surfaced in the United States, highlighting the critical need to track its paths to determine where future...
Plans to artificially dim the sun have divided scientists—here's what they're actually arguing about
Phys.orgby Benjamin Redmond Roche·29d ago
Plans to artificially dim the sun have divided scientists—here's what they're actually arguing about No, President Joe Biden did not engineer Hurricane Milton.
What are best options for controlling GSL dust, and what would they cost?
Phys.orgby Ross Chambless·29d ago
What are best options for controlling GSL dust, and what would they cost? A new collaborative report from University of Utah researchers and coordinated by the Wilkes Center for Climate Science &...
Disordered atoms steer shared light pulses by matching motion and timing
Phys.orgby Technische Universitat Darmstadt·29d ago
Disordered atoms steer shared light pulses by matching motion and timing A research team at the Institute of Applied Physics at TU Darmstadt has shown for the first time that atoms that are...
Why most rivers don't respond to storms the same way twice
Phys.orgby University·29d ago
Why most rivers don't respond to storms the same way twice The same amount of rain falling on the same landscape at different times can send very different amounts of water into its rivers...
How a pathogen turns flowers into leaves
Phys.orgby European Synchrotron Radiation Facility·29d ago
How a pathogen turns flowers into leaves Scientists have found how a protein produced by bacteria disrupts the mechanism that controls flower development in plants, turning reproductive organs into...
Smart nanoparticles deliver antibiotics directly to H. pylori
Phys.orgby Pusan National University·29d ago
Smart nanoparticles deliver antibiotics directly to H. pylori Helicobacter pylori bacteria infect around half the global population and are a leading cause of stomach ulcers and gastric cancer.
Adaptive crystal can selectively capture CO₂ and recognize similar molecules
Phys.orgby Shibaura Institute·29d ago
Adaptive crystal can selectively capture CO₂ and recognize similar molecules Chemical separation can be energy-intensive when molecules have similar sizes and properties.
Magnets could help quantum computers talk to each other, says researcher
Phys.orgby Cesareo Contreras·29d ago
Magnets could help quantum computers talk to each other, says researcher Xufeng Zhang is using magnets to make computers more power efficient at the quantum level.
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