UK risks more extreme, prolonged heat waves in future: Study
2025-06-21 13:40:00 phys.org Scientists warn the UK may experience hotter, more prolonged heat waves in the coming years. The UK ...
Tag: Physics
Universal embezzlers naturally emerge in critical fermion systems, study finds
2025-06-21 09:00:00 phys.org A bipartite quantum system obtained by dividing fermion chain into left and right half-chains. The squares indicate ...
NASA spacecraft around the moon photographs the crash site of a Japanese company’s lunar lander
2025-06-21 06:16:00 phys.org This image provided by NASA shows an annotation indicating the impact site for ispace's Resilience lunar lander, ...
Green roofs shown to capture nearly all microplastics from rainwater
2025-06-20 13:01:00 phys.org Schematic of the infiltration process affected by the proposed contributor. Specifically, the thick lines represent relatively larger ...
US enters first major heat wave of 2025
2025-06-20 12:31:00 phys.org A chef takes a break to check his phone in a sliver of shade outside Union Station ...
True single-photon source boosts secure key rates in quantum key distribution systems
2025-06-20 06:30:00 phys.org The team's experimental setup. Credit: Provided by the experimental team at USTC Quantum key distribution (QKD), a ...
Sunshine abounds as the summer solstice arrives
2025-06-20 04:34:00 phys.org A man prepares to enter the water as the sun rises above the Miribel lake, outside Lyon, ...
How two key proteins maintain optimal pH within the Golgi apparatus
2025-06-19 12:14:00 phys.org Illustrated model for the mechanism of luminal pH control in the Golgi/TGN via Oxr1 and Ncoa7. Credit: ...
SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported
2025-06-19 05:10:00 phys.org Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, ...
Instructions—not rewards—are better for encouraging scientific thinking, study finds
2025-06-18 16:40:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People are generally very good at detecting cause-effect relationships. This ability helps us ...
Evidence of a possible ghost plume beneath Oman
2025-06-18 15:09:00 phys.org Tomographic images of the Dani plume. Credit: Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119467 An international ...
Permafrost in Swiss Alps at record warmth
2025-06-18 04:43:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The permafrost in Switzerland's Alps is the warmest since records began, the Swiss ...
Enzymes from fungi can be used to extract plant components for biofuels and bioplastics
2025-06-18 03:10:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Plant cell wall components such as cellulose are abundant sources of carbohydrates that ...
ULA scrubs attempt at 2nd launch of year helping Amazon catch up to SpaceX
2025-06-17 08:14:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain United Launch Alliance scrubbed an attempt for what would have been its second ...
Canada wildfire near Vancouver contained
2025-06-16 14:30:00 phys.org A helicopter battles wildfires in Squamish, British Columbia. A Canadian wildfire that threatened a community near Vancouver ...
Meteosat-12 begins prime service duty
2025-06-16 14:50:00 phys.org by European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) Meteosat-12 is part of the Meteosat Third ...
Grassland ecosystems show abrupt changes when nitrogen fertilization exceeds key threshold
2025-06-16 15:18:00 phys.org Grassland area of Pleine-Fougères (France), research workshop on the role of agricultural activities in the management of ...
US moves to protect all species of pangolin, world’s most trafficked mammal
2025-06-16 14:22:00 phys.org This photograph taken on September 14, 2020 shows head keeper Tran Van Truong holding a pangolin inside ...
Axiom Space back on track for possible Space Coast launch
2025-06-16 09:40:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A leak in space and a leak on Earth have both been taken ...
Scientists track egret’s 38-hour flight from Australia to PNG
2025-06-16 04:30:00 phys.org Australian researchers used GPS to follow eight plumed egrets and 10 great egrets over a period of ...
Playing to learn? It works, but it has its limits
2025-06-12 16:58:00 phys.org Gamification in a math class. Credit: Margarita Ortiz/ESPOL A new ESPOL study reveals that turning learning into ...
Study suggests ways to tackle homophobic bullying in schools
2025-06-12 17:01:00 phys.org Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels Showing students audiovisual narratives that simulate homophobic bullying scenarios in schools can ...
Tuning a NASA instrument: Calibrating MASTER
2025-06-12 11:25:00 phys.org Electrical engineer Nikolas Gibson performs calibration tests on the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) spectrometer, co-developed by NASA’s ...
Mapping Ireland’s peatlands to help cut carbon emissions
2025-06-11 05:20:00 phys.org Peatlands, such as this area in southern Dorset in England, contain comparable amounts of carbon to rainforests. ...
Open dumping in Ghana contributes to flood risk and urban vulnerability
2025-06-10 15:46:00 phys.org Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management has found ...
Dark energy camera captures sparse pockets of light among dark clouds of Chamaeleon I
2025-06-10 16:52:00 phys.org The Ominous Chamaeleon I dark cloud. Credit: CTIO / NOIRLab / DOE / NSF / AURA; Image ...