How DNA could help save California’s historic pheasants

December 2, 2024

2024-12-02 04:26:00 phys.org Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against seabed mining outside the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo. Norway...

New approach uses observed local supervoid to give expansion of the universe an extra push and solve the Hubble tension

December 1, 2024

2024-12-01 11:20:00 phys.org If we are located in a region with below-average density such as the green dot, then matter...

New spin quantum battery can be charged without an external field

2024-11-30 14:50:00 phys.org The left panel shows a sketch of the charging process: the delta parameter varies over time from...

How a species of ground squirrel manages to go without food and water over the winter months

2024-11-30 11:40:00 phys.org Hibernating squirrels exhibit thirst suppression despite signs of fluid deficiency. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adp8358 A team...

Cosmological model proposes dark matter production during pre-Big Bang inflation

2024-11-30 11:00:00 phys.org As physicists continue their struggle to find and explain the origin of dark matter, the approximately 80%...

Kenyans have a right to privacy—does the government respect it?

2024-11-29 12:18:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Kenyan government is using technology to improve governance, service delivery and national...

Unprecedented climate extremes are everywhere—baselines for what’s normal will need to change

2024-11-29 12:19:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Extreme temperature and rainfall events are increasing around the world, including Australia. What...

Fishy fossil find points to possible polar bear ancestry for Scottish bears

2024-11-29 12:15:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New analysis of ancient bones and fossils found in a Highland cave has...

New hybrid catalyst developed for clean oxygen production

2024-11-29 12:15:00 phys.org Schematic comparison of the (photo)electrocatalytic reaction and stability of single- and mixed-ligand zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. Credit: Nature...

Our outrage over social media posts helps misinformation spread, study shows

2024-11-29 12:36:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Social media posts containing misinformation evoke more moral outrage than posts with trustworthy...

Sea anemone study shows how animals restore ‘shape’ following major injury

2024-11-29 13:02:00 phys.org By using four different colors to label specific genes, scientists can visualize where each gene is active...

Showdown looms on plastic treaty days before deadline

2024-11-29 13:03:00 phys.org Nearly 200 nations are in South Korea's Busan with the goal of reaching a landmark deal by...

Genetic factors in woodland strawberries promote cold tolerance

2024-11-29 13:21:00 phys.org In order to make cultivated plants such as strawberries more resistant to late frost episodes, researchers from...

New research reveals insights into gender equality in hunter-gatherer societies

2024-11-29 12:39:00 phys.org Stacked bar chart showing predicted split of household budget of leisure hours, the observed split, and the...

Observing dark matter at cosmic dawn

2024-11-29 10:00:00 phys.org A simulated dark matter halo from a many-body cosmological simulation. Credit: Wikipedia via CC BY-SA 3.0 After...

Modified ribosomes could be a possible mechanism of antibiotic resistance

2024-11-29 05:00:00 phys.org Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, grown in culture and adhered to a cover slip. Credit:...

A catalyst for global peace and security

2024-11-29 05:00:00 phys.org Credit: CC0 Public Domain Water can be a catalyst for peace and security with a critical role...

Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearings

2024-11-29 03:24:00 phys.org The International Court of Justice in The Hague. The world's top court will next week start unprecedented...

Peru scientists unveil crocodile fossil up to 12 million years old

2024-11-28 05:18:00 phys.org Paleontologists unveil the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years discovered...

Himalayas formation may have destroyed at least 30% of continental crust in collision zone

2024-11-28 08:10:00 phys.org Conceptual models of crustal shortening across the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau (A), European Alps (B) and Zagros Mountains (C)....

Coral adaptation unlikely to keep pace with global warming, warn scientists

2024-11-28 14:00:00 phys.org A healthy reef dominated by Acropora corals in Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Credit: Liam Lachs Coral adaptation...

Artificial intelligence finds previously undetected historical climate extremes

2024-11-28 10:00:00 phys.org Comparison of the extent of an extreme cold spell in Europe in 1929. Left: previously known temperature...

Astrophysicists find evidence that Alfvén waves lead to heat generation in the magnetosphere

2024-11-28 06:00:00 phys.org An artist's impression shows the four spacecraft of the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, which fly in a tetrahedral...

Astronomers investigate the evolution of a supersoft X-ray source