Mobile crisis response programs get new measures of their impact on police calls
Phys.orgby University·13d ago
Mobile crisis response programs get new measures of their impact on police calls Communities across the country are debating the role mobile crisis response programs can play in emergency response.
Study finds trust is the missing ingredient for AI-driven food safety
Phys.orgby Henry C Smith·13d ago
Study finds trust is the missing ingredient for AI-driven food safety Artificial intelligence promises to transform food safety by helping companies identify risks earlier, predict outbreaks and...
A new family of materials for efficiently converting sunlight into clean energy
Phys.orgby Steve Lundeberg·13d ago
A new family of materials for efficiently converting sunlight into clean energy Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new family of materials that use light to produce hydrogen...
Mysterious giant carving may show a Kushite ruler and mark an ancient borderland
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·13d ago
Mysterious giant carving may show a Kushite ruler and mark an ancient borderland Paul Arnold Author For centuries, a life-size petroglyph has stood over the rocky landscape of Miseeda in northern...
Scientists call for protection and restoration of Africa's seagrass meadows
Phys.orgby Wiida Fourie-Basson·13d ago
Scientists call for protection and restoration of Africa's seagrass meadows A team of African researchers has published the first comprehensive review of seagrass restoration activities across...
Taylor Swift: My database of her 123,553 lyrics reveals hidden patterns
Phys.orgby Naomi Adam·13d ago
Taylor Swift: My database of her 123,553 lyrics reveals hidden patterns "It seems like all I ever do is change," Taylor Swift writes in the prolog to the bestselling album 1989 (Taylor's Version)...
Across six cultures, children step in when peers need help
Phys.orgby Max Planck Society·13d ago
Across six cultures, children step in when peers need help A new study by an international research team provides the first systematic, cross-cultural comparison of how children help their peers.
Suns set on hunt for giant planets in nearby binary system
Phys.orgby University·13d ago
Suns set on hunt for giant planets in nearby binary system New research led by the University of Michigan is helping set the stage for future observatories to characterize rocky planets outside our...
Wolves did not save Yellowstone—why were we so desperate to believe they did?
Phys.orgby Rogelio Luque-Lora·13d ago
Wolves did not save Yellowstone—why were we so desperate to believe they did? You might be among the 46 million people who've seen a video showing how wolves changed Yellowstone, or you may have...
SpaceX's Starship rocket does its job during first orbital flight
Phys.orgby Alan Boyle·13d ago
SpaceX's Starship rocket does its job during first orbital flight SpaceX sent its Starship super-rocket on its first orbital flight—a shorter-than-planned test mission that put operational Starlink...
How the moon and sun may trigger slow earthquakes on Earth
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold·13d ago
How the moon and sun may trigger slow earthquakes on Earth Paul Arnold Author While not quite a fatal attraction, the gravitational pull of the moon and sun creates tiny stresses on Earth that can...
How ocean chemistry helped life keep breathing
Phys.orgby Jules Bernstein·14d ago
How ocean chemistry helped life keep breathing Scientists have helped solve a longstanding mystery about how Earth remained habitable after oxygen first accumulated in its atmosphere more than 2...
Researchers find a fungus in Kentucky's forest grass that makes rare bug-fighting chemicals
Phys.orgby Jordan Strickler·14d ago
Researchers find a fungus in Kentucky's forest grass that makes rare bug-fighting chemicals Researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment...
Extensive audit reveals gaps between Google AI answers and cited sources
Phys.orgby Sara Savat·14d ago
Extensive audit reveals gaps between Google AI answers and cited sources Since its launch in 1998, Google, the world's leading search engine, has transformed how people find information online.
Plant lovers wanted: Study highlights demand for citizen science
Phys.orgby Anna Zarra Aldrich·14d ago
Plant lovers wanted: Study highlights demand for citizen science Over the last several years, invasive plant and insect species have found their way into more and more social media feeds.
Survey reveals plastic 12,800 feet deep off Ecuador as beach waste rises
Phys.orgby Hannah Bird·14d ago
Survey reveals plastic 12,800 feet deep off Ecuador as beach waste rises Hannah Bird Author Plastic pollution is a growing threat to marine environments, with discarded waste reaching from...
'Losing our history and identity'—three B.C. glaciers on the brink of extinction
Phys.orgby Simon Fraser University·14d ago
'Losing our history and identity'—three B.C. glaciers on the brink of extinction Three much-loved glaciers in British Columbia are set to disappear completely within a few decades, according to a...
Parasites that steer nocturnal hosts into water do not rely on lunar cycles, study finds
Phys.orgby Kyoto University·14d ago
Parasites that steer nocturnal hosts into water do not rely on lunar cycles, study finds Like many parasites, nematomorphs are known to manipulate their hosts' behavior to complete their life...
Past vs. modern flood risk: Impacts of rainfall, terrain and urban growth
Phys.orgby Tohoku University·14d ago
Past vs. modern flood risk: Impacts of rainfall, terrain and urban growth A false sense of security can be dangerous.
Tropical weather patterns steer West Antarctic snowfall, ice cores reveal
Phys.orgby Brian Maffly·14d ago
Tropical weather patterns steer West Antarctic snowfall, ice cores reveal Climate patterns in the tropics help determine how much snow falls from year to year in Antarctica, one of the coldest...
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