Hunting broadly not responsible for birds declining across Europe, study finds
Phys.orgby David Kearns·20d ago
Hunting broadly not responsible for birds declining across Europe, study finds Hunting is not the main reason bird populations are declining across Europe, according to new research from University...
Hairy feet, red eyes: Salish Sea reveals two sea spider species new to science
Phys.orgby University·20d ago
Hairy feet, red eyes: Salish Sea reveals two sea spider species new to science If you're swimming in the Salish Sea late at night and feel a skittering along your calves, tiny hairy feet...
Governments across Australia know how to stop violence against Indigenous women, they just don't do it
Phys.orgby Kyllie Cripps; Heather Douglas; Samantha O'Donnell·20d ago
Governments across Australia know how to stop violence against Indigenous women, they just don't do it Indigenous women and children experience disproportionate levels of family violence.
Adding limestone to Mississippi River Basin farmlands acts as a major carbon sink, study finds
Phys.orgby Yale University·20d ago
Adding limestone to Mississippi River Basin farmlands acts as a major carbon sink, study finds In a discovery as broad and far-reaching as the Big Muddy itself, a new Yale–led study says farmers in...
How evolution shaped the human skeleton: Clues from cartilage
Phys.orgby Kyoto University·20d ago
How evolution shaped the human skeleton: Clues from cartilage Human and chimpanzee genomes are more than 98% identical, and the genes themselves barely differ.
Bat genomes and fossils point to a European origin 65 million years ago
Phys.orgby University·20d ago
Bat genomes and fossils point to a European origin 65 million years ago New research from the University of St Andrews has created the largest combined study of bat genomes and fossils ever...
How social brains allow animal groups to escape danger
Phys.orgby University·20d ago
How social brains allow animal groups to escape danger Social behavior is found across the tree of life, with animals of all types benefiting from living in a group environment.
Earth may have gained optimal conditions for life's chemistry 4.33 billion years ago
Phys.orgby Planetary Science Institute·21d ago
Earth may have gained optimal conditions for life's chemistry 4.33 billion years ago Conditions on early Earth may have become stable enough to sustain the chemistry associated with the origins of...
Building a self-powered, smart warning system to detect local floods
Phys.orgby Audrey Gray·21d ago
Building a self-powered, smart warning system to detect local floods When sudden rainstorms roll across Texas, flooding can erupt in a matter of minutes.
Buy, wear, return: Retail fraud and abuse explored in new study
Phys.orgby Amy Ruse·21d ago
Buy, wear, return: Retail fraud and abuse explored in new study New research reveals retailers are losing money through two kinds of problematic returns: deliberate fraud and opportunistic abuse of...
Seabed surveys around the Isles of Scilly find more than 90 species across habitats poorly captured by classifications
Phys.orgby Alan Williams·21d ago
Seabed surveys around the Isles of Scilly find more than 90 species across habitats poorly captured by classifications Scientists have conducted an unprecedented assessment of the seabed around the...
Silicon solar cells could cut satellite power costs by up to 90%
Phys.orgby University·21d ago
Silicon solar cells could cut satellite power costs by up to 90% Switching to modern silicon solar cells could cut the cost of powering satellites by as much as 90% based on beginning-of-life (BOL)...
Quantum device simulates matter popping into existence
Phys.orgby Duke University·21d ago
Quantum device simulates matter popping into existence A research team led by faculty at the Duke Quantum Center (DQC) has observed string-breaking dynamics related to particle-antiparticle...
Could negative mass exist and be observed?
Phys.orgby David Appell·21d ago
Could negative mass exist and be observed? David Appell Author Unlike electric charge, as far as we know all mass is positive, and positive masses attract one another.
Arts and culture key to inclusive climate action
Phys.orgby University College Cork·21d ago
Arts and culture key to inclusive climate action The arts, cultural and creative sectors can act as powerful catalysts for climate action, changing how people understand, engage with and act on...
Q&A: Dynamic side of language development in toddlers
Phys.orgby Society·21d ago
Q&A: Dynamic side of language development in toddlers Overhearable speech (speech that may occur when caregivers are talking to each other in a child's presence) constitutes more than half of...
Currents in an Arctic sea accelerate the sinking of carbon-carrying phytoplankton
Phys.orgby Stanford Doerr School·21d ago
Currents in an Arctic sea accelerate the sinking of carbon-carrying phytoplankton Tiny plantlike organisms called phytoplankton that form the base of marine food webs topped by orcas, whales and...
New model identifies expert consensus to keep complex decision rankings stable
Phys.orgby Niki Widdowson·21d ago
New model identifies expert consensus to keep complex decision rankings stable A new decision-making tool developed by Queensland University of Technology researchers could help governments...
When everyday sounds trigger big feelings: Inside misophonia research
Phys.orgby Crista Marchesseault·21d ago
When everyday sounds trigger big feelings: Inside misophonia research Misophonia causes strong emotions in response to everyday sounds like chewing or sniffing.
Canadian musicians facing multi-front squeeze from AI, streaming and venue closures
Phys.orgby Riley Tjosvold·21d ago
Canadian musicians facing multi-front squeeze from AI, streaming and venue closures New research shows Canadian musicians are feeling increasingly hostile toward the tech industry and advances like...
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