Research reveals hidden tension when coworkers compete

2024-11-26 15:49:00 phys.org Claudine Hauri and her industry partners prepare to take measurements of carbon dioxide and other ocean chemistry...

Two-way water transfers can ensure reliability and save money during drought in Western US

2024-11-26 16:22:00 phys.org Structure of two-way option contract. Credit: Earth's Future (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024EF004434 A study led by researchers at...

Study reveals mixed legacy of the 2012 London Olympics on promised urban regeneration

2024-11-26 16:44:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The 2012 London Olympics Games serve as a cautionary tale for local communities...

Cobalt ions, not covalent organic frameworks themselves, drive catalytic activity, study finds

2024-11-26 14:47:00 phys.org a) Schematic representation of the synthesis of TpBpy-Co COF; b) PXRD patterns (Cu Kα1) of TpBpy and...

Researchers investigate sea’s microscopic organisms off northern Canada

2024-11-26 12:54:00 phys.org Sampling area and environmental conditions. (a) Map of the Beaufort Sea and sampling stations, with average sea...

How short sellers make millions from environmental, social, and governance news

2024-11-26 09:53:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has grown in popularity, but its true...

Observations detect the lowest mass ratio contact binary to date

2024-11-26 08:20:00 phys.org Observed minus calculated (O-C) diagram of TYC 3801-1529-1. Upper panel shows the O-C values and the parabolic...

Deep divisions on display at plastic pollution treaty talks

2024-11-26 05:40:00 phys.org Protesters gather outside the site of a UN meeting on the thorny problem of plastic waste in...

Protecting nature can safeguard cities from floods

2024-11-25 16:40:00 phys.org Recent photo showing Montreal's tiny islands almost flooded by the Saint-Lawrence (or the Prairies river, its side-arm)...

New study explores negative effect of unethical practices on buyer-supplier relationships

2024-11-25 16:40:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a business-to-business (B2B) supply chain context, business customers who conduct unfair and...

Neural networks simulate solar observations

2024-11-25 16:45:00 phys.org Plasma loops above sunspots viewed in ultraviolet light. Credit: DKIST/NSO/AURA/NS Research by astronomers and computer scientists at...

Ensuring a durable transition » MIT Physics

Kim Heatley 2024-11-15 00:22:00 physics.mit.edu Progress on the energy transition depends on collective action benefiting all stakeholders, agreed participants in...

New model combines data to improve typhoon forecasting

2024-11-25 16:45:00 phys.org HAIYAN-I, about to take off for an observation mission. Credit by Liu Zhenyu Over the past few...

Companies that self-regulate to curb harmful practices increase profits, finds study

2024-11-25 17:01:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Companies in China that self-regulate to reduce harmful social practices—an increasingly prevalent strategy—are...

Global heating is a social issue. The EU has a duty to mitigate it, and our data shows it is failing

2024-11-25 14:00:00 phys.org Credit: The Conversation This week, Azerbaijan has hosted the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, also known...

Hidden pocket in human bitter taste receptor discovered

2024-11-25 11:56:00 phys.org An overall description of the TAS2R14 complex. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54157-6 A new study describes...

DNA-powered gels shape-shift on command

2024-11-25 09:24:00 phys.org Flexible gels change shape when exposed to DNA-based activators. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51198-9 Johns Hopkins...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket goes vertical on the launch pad

2024-11-25 06:50:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Blue Origin continued to prep for the maiden flight of its massive New...

New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets

2024-11-25 05:00:00 phys.org Rescuers rope off an area around a dead pilot whale that was stranded on Ruakākā Beach in...

Chimps are upping their tool game, says study

2024-11-24 14:10:00 phys.org Chimpanzees are steadily honing their tool-using skills -- a process unfolding over millennia, driven by the exchange...

Man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback. Now we know what caused it

2024-11-24 14:50:00 phys.org Credit: Author provided/Google Earth Earlier this year, a caver was poring over satellite images of the Nullarbor...

WEAVE spectrograph uncovers dual nature of galaxy shock

2024-11-24 12:00:00 phys.org WEAVE decomposition of gas in Stephan's Quintet, overlaid on a JWST image. The red highlights gas shocked...

World approves UN rules for carbon trading between nations at COP29