Why some young ants start hunting and caring for others early
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli·1d ago
Why some young ants start hunting and caring for others early Ingrid Fadelli Author Some insects, including honeybees and ants, live in highly organized colonies where individuals take on specific...
New catalyst enables lower-temperature methane conversion with sustained performance
Phys.orgby Institute·1d ago
New catalyst enables lower-temperature methane conversion with sustained performance Oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) is a chemical reaction that directly converts methane and oxygen, the main...
Hybrid quantum computer observes foundational quantum effect in a new setting
Phys.orgby University·1d ago
Hybrid quantum computer observes foundational quantum effect in a new setting Physicists in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford have used a hybrid quantum computer, made up of...
Mountaineer: 'Tenzing biopic made me wonder what he would think if he could return to the mountain today'
Phys.orgby Jonathan Bamber·2d ago
Mountaineer: 'Tenzing biopic made me wonder what he would think if he could return to the mountain today' Seventy-three years ago, Tenzing Norgay stood on top of Everest, known as Chomolungma in...
Geologists uncover evidence of a missing Late Cretaceous magmatic arc in northwestern Iran
Phys.orgby Istanbul Technical University·2d ago
Geologists uncover evidence of a missing Late Cretaceous magmatic arc in northwestern Iran Mountains preserve evidence of ancient oceans, moving continents and tectonic processes that have shaped...
Food testing reveals how diet can add to exposure to 'forever chemicals'
Phys.orgby Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux·2d ago
Food testing reveals how diet can add to exposure to 'forever chemicals' Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—a vast family of chemicals used largely for their nonstick, water-repellent and...
Three quantum-inspired cores leave opposite fingerprints on the ringing of black holes
Phys.orgby Denys Dutykh·2d ago
Three quantum-inspired cores leave opposite fingerprints on the ringing of black holes Every black hole hides a question at its center.
Aspens 'remember' past drought in their leaves, 3-year experiment finds
Phys.orgby Brian Maffly·2d ago
Aspens 'remember' past drought in their leaves, 3-year experiment finds Drought is written into trees, appearing as narrow bands in their annual growth rings.
Plant-bacteria partnership reveals how roots access iron locked in soil
Phys.orgby Max Planck Society·2d ago
Plant-bacteria partnership reveals how roots access iron locked in soil A new study led by Paul Schulze-Lefert from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, in collaboration...
Adjustable nanosensors turn water pressure into fluorescent signals, with stiffness shaping sensitivity
Phys.orgby Institute·2d ago
Adjustable nanosensors turn water pressure into fluorescent signals, with stiffness shaping sensitivity A novel nanovesicle-based platform developed at Institute of Science Tokyo can measure...
Climate change drives new species combinations, prompting calls to rethink conservation goals
Phys.orgby Technical University Munich·2d ago
Climate change drives new species combinations, prompting calls to rethink conservation goals The fact that ecosystems change is nothing new.
Polar oceans store carbon—but policy is not yet ready to count it
Phys.orgby Aarhus University·2d ago
Polar oceans store carbon—but policy is not yet ready to count it Polar oceans may play an important role in storing carbon and supporting biodiversity, but current science and policy frameworks...
Fluorescent imaging tracks metabolism of cells in real time
Phys.orgby David Nutt·2d ago
Fluorescent imaging tracks metabolism of cells in real time Cornell researchers have designed a new, faster form of two-photon fluorescence imaging for observing cell metabolism in real time, a...
Cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation—it functions as an extension of school violence, say researchers
Phys.orgby FAPESP·2d ago
Cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation—it functions as an extension of school violence, say researchers A new study of 4,200 adolescents revealed that cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation; it...
What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia's coast says about our changing oceans
Phys.orgby Isabella Morgante; William W L Cheung·2d ago
What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia's coast says about our changing oceans Filmmaker and outdoorsperson Quinn Barabash recently made headlines when he found a swordfish carcass nearly...
Nightjar wings reveal a trade-off between hunting slowly and traveling far
Phys.orgby Johan Joelsson·2d ago
Nightjar wings reveal a trade-off between hunting slowly and traveling far The European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) is a nocturnal migratory bird that travels between Europe and southern...
Genetic analysis reveals that some specialty coffee seeds do not match their commercial identity
Phys.orgby Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja·2d ago
Genetic analysis reveals that some specialty coffee seeds do not match their commercial identity Genetic analysis revealed that several seeds from a batch sold as Sidra were not, in fact, Sidra...
Q&A: How does AI affect our engagement at work?
Phys.orgby Åsa Malmberg·2d ago
Q&A: How does AI affect our engagement at work? AI is being integrated into our work at a growing rate. Andreas Bergqvist, a Ph.D.
Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of the solar system
Phys.orgby Hannah Hindley·2d ago
Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of the solar system A Jupiter-sized world just 7.5 light-years away is cloudy, chemically complex and, it turns out, more like...
'Mix-and-match' material's properties can be tuned by changing its metallic 'recipe'
Phys.orgby University·2d ago
'Mix-and-match' material's properties can be tuned by changing its metallic 'recipe' Scientists have created a new family of materials whose behavior can be tuned by changing their metallic...
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