Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas—new research
Phys.orgby C Scott Watson; Milan Shrestha3d ago
Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas—new research On Aug.
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top 66%Scientists turn handheld car gadget into wildfire early-warning tool
Phys.orgby King's College London3d ago
Scientists turn handheld car gadget into wildfire early-warning tool Researchers at King's College London have converted an off-the-shelf product, usually used to determine whether car window tint...
Fading control over 'jumping genes' may explain why big dogs age faster
Phys.orgby Arizona State University3d ago
Fading control over 'jumping genes' may explain why big dogs age faster Across mammals, larger species typically have longer lifespans, ranging from only a couple of years for mice to almost 200...
Astronomers pinpoint the most distant fast radio burst ever detected
Phys.orgby University3d ago
Astronomers pinpoint the most distant fast radio burst ever detected Astronomers have detected and traced the most distant fast radio burst ever recorded, a powerful flash of radio waves that...
Mapping how a single cell becomes an entire mouse
Phys.orgby Howard Hughes Medical Institute3d ago
Mapping how a single cell becomes an entire mouse Growing inside each of us is a cellular family tree.
What's your apocalypse skill? Finding a future‑proof hobby can bring fulfillment today
Phys.orgby Kezia Barker3d ago
What's your apocalypse skill? Finding a future‑proof hobby can bring fulfillment today In online "prepper" communities—where people discuss ways to prepare for potential emergencies and...
'Move away' and 'stop that!' Wild elephants use a rich gestural repertoire intentionally to 'mean business'
Phys.orgby University3d ago
'Move away' and 'stop that!' Wild elephants use a rich gestural repertoire intentionally to 'mean business' Wild African savanna elephants use a wide range of gestures when competing with other...
AI tool makes culturally appropriate lessons for teachers in India
Phys.orgby Patricia Waldron3d ago
AI tool makes culturally appropriate lessons for teachers in India Overworked teachers in southern India have a new tool for educating their students: Shiksha Copilot, an AI system that generates...
Rare traces of wooden tools reveal Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold3d ago
Rare traces of wooden tools reveal Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers Paul Arnold Author There is even more evidence that Neanderthals were far from the simple cave dwellers we once thought them...
All-electrical imaging offers innovative alternative for tracking cell movement
Phys.orgby Brown University3d ago
All-electrical imaging offers innovative alternative for tracking cell movement Engineers from Brown University have developed a new way of imaging cell migration dynamics that are important in...
Patience is a lucrative virtue for entrepreneurs, new research finds
Phys.orgby University3d ago
Patience is a lucrative virtue for entrepreneurs, new research finds People with higher levels of patience are more likely to become entrepreneurs and earn more once they do, according to a new...
One ancient swimming mammal fossil and two evolutionary surprises, including a third set of teeth
Phys.orgby Paul Arnold3d ago
One ancient swimming mammal fossil and two evolutionary surprises, including a third set of teeth Paul Arnold Author What may have looked like a cross between a platypus and a beaverlike rodent and...
Puerto Rico specimen reveals new giant isopod species that went unrecognized for decades
Phys.orgby University3d ago
Puerto Rico specimen reveals new giant isopod species that went unrecognized for decades A giant isopod from Puerto Rico, rediscovered in the depository of the University of Tübingen's...
Plating matters: How sauce placement can make a dish appear healthier
Phys.orgby Keio University3d ago
Plating matters: How sauce placement can make a dish appear healthier Our experience of eating is shaped by the combined influence of vision, smell, touch and taste.
700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals a lost ecosystem shared by early humans in the Levant
Phys.orgby Tel-Hai University3d ago
700,000-year-old elephant tooth reveals a lost ecosystem shared by early humans in the Levant A remarkably preserved elephant tooth previously recovered from Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (GBY-NBA)—a...
World must seize shrinking window to save nature as wildlife decline continues, warns major report
Phys.orgby Russell Parton3d ago
World must seize shrinking window to save nature as wildlife decline continues, warns major report The world must seize a shrinking window to reverse the steep decline of wildlife and nature by...
Children as young as five show surprising understanding of human rights
Phys.orgby Joe Stafford3d ago
Children as young as five show surprising understanding of human rights Children as young as five can engage meaningfully with complex ideas about human rights, new research from The University of...
Could grass become the clothes of the future?
Phys.orgby Chalmers University3d ago
Could grass become the clothes of the future? Producing textile fibers from wood involves extracting cellulose from a structure that is tougher and more resistant than that of grass.
AI skills not enough to level the playing field—study
Phys.orgby Anglia Ruskin University3d ago
AI skills not enough to level the playing field—study Training in AI skills improves the chances of women from underrepresented backgrounds being invited to job interviews, but not enough to...
Changes in DNA packaging help immune cells swell and burst
Phys.orgby Stanford University3d ago
Changes in DNA packaging help immune cells swell and burst Immune cells are the elite athletes of the human body.