New click beetle species named after Dominican Republic's Indigenous Arawak people
Phys.orgby Pensoft Publishers·12d ago
New click beetle species named after Dominican Republic's Indigenous Arawak people A new species of click beetle with a glossy and highly domed black body has been described from cloud forest sites...
Research collaboration helps Gulf Coast communities plan for the unpredictable
Phys.orgby Matthew McGuire·12d ago
Research collaboration helps Gulf Coast communities plan for the unpredictable For communities along the Gulf Coast, hurricane season presents a recurring challenge: knowing when, where and how to...
Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design
Phys.orgby Krishna Ramanujan·12d ago
Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design When designing a large underwater robot that could swim silently to avoid startling sea creatures, roboticist Rob Shepherd considered...
How sea squirts perceive underwater noise
Phys.orgby Raffaela Römer·12d ago
How sea squirts perceive underwater noise Shipping, construction work and other human activities are altering the acoustic conditions in our planet's seas.
International study identifies key childhood experiences that predict happiness and well-being in adulthood
Phys.orgby University·12d ago
International study identifies key childhood experiences that predict happiness and well-being in adulthood A new study, led by the University of Nottingham and conducted across three countries...
Women leave psychology research more often than men, especially early in their careers
Phys.orgby Nicole Siller·12d ago
Women leave psychology research more often than men, especially early in their careers Today, women are more likely than men to begin an academic career in psychology.
Chlamydia packs DNA with lipids, revealing possible target for blocking infection
Phys.orgby Gunnar Bartsch·12d ago
Chlamydia packs DNA with lipids, revealing possible target for blocking infection The bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections worldwide.
Poverty in the EU declined in the last decade, but disparities persist among nations
Phys.orgby Public Library·12d ago
Poverty in the EU declined in the last decade, but disparities persist among nations Despite differences among nations, poverty in the European Union declined between 2015 and 2023, according to a...
Adult fossil strengthens evidence for Homo erectus in southern Africa 2 million years ago
Phys.orgby La Trobe University·12d ago
Adult fossil strengthens evidence for Homo erectus in southern Africa 2 million years ago La Trobe archaeologists have described 18 new hominin fossils, including a second Homo erectus skull...
3D light fields push electrons into quantum states previously beyond experimental reach
Phys.orgby Ute Kehse·12d ago
3D light fields push electrons into quantum states previously beyond experimental reach By superimposing two ultrashort laser pulses that converge from different directions, a team of physicists at...
Zinc oxide quantum dots enable faster charge detection, laying groundwork for spin qubits
Phys.orgby Tohoku University·12d ago
Zinc oxide quantum dots enable faster charge detection, laying groundwork for spin qubits Researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)...
Honeybee silk could power smarter wound dressings
Phys.orgby University·12d ago
Honeybee silk could power smarter wound dressings Biodegradable films made from engineered honeybee silk could form the basis of a new generation of "smart" wound dressings, according to...
Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: Research
Phys.orgby Alexander Pol·12d ago
Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: Research Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing...
Hidden star cluster discovered in Milky Way's crowded disk defies easy classification
Phys.orgby Shreejaya Karantha·12d ago
Hidden star cluster discovered in Milky Way's crowded disk defies easy classification Shreejaya Karantha Author Astronomers have discovered a stellar cluster hidden in the crowded disk of the Milky...
Sugar found in meteorites may have helped secure its own survival on early Earth
Phys.orgby Luke Steller; Albert Fahrenbach; Martin Van Kranendonk·12d ago
Sugar found in meteorites may have helped secure its own survival on early Earth Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity's great unanswered questions.
Stoicism isn't just for men—despite what the manosphere suggests
Phys.orgby John Sellars·12d ago
Stoicism isn't just for men—despite what the manosphere suggests Stoicism has attracted all sorts of fans in recent years, but one group whose interest in this ancient philosophy has attracted a...
Dark kitchens are popping up everywhere, but what are they and why does it matter?
Phys.orgby Jordan Beaumont; Lucie Nield·12d ago
Dark kitchens are popping up everywhere, but what are they and why does it matter? When you order food through an app, how much do you know about where you're buying it from?
Earth and Mars: Built from different cosmic recipes
Phys.orgby University·12d ago
Earth and Mars: Built from different cosmic recipes Four and a half billion years ago, Earth and Mars were born in the rotating cloud of gas and dust that would eventually become our solar system.
Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion, but the process can be reversed
Phys.orgby Jesse Kearse·12d ago
Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion, but the process can be reversed Many cities around the world are sinking because too much water is extracted from the...
Alpine bacteria show unexpected ability to fight viruses
Phys.orgby Hector Garcia Morales·12d ago
Alpine bacteria show unexpected ability to fight viruses A silent, long-running competition has been taking place in Swiss alpine lakes for millions of years, killing trillions of organisms every...
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