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 ...
Tag: Physics
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
2024-11-24 05:30:00 phys.org Carbon credits are generated by activities that reduce or avoid planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions. New rules allowing ...
New tools filter noise from evolution data
2024-11-24 07:50:00 phys.org Credit: University of Tennessee at Knoxville While rates of evolution have appeared to accelerate over short time ...
The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say
2024-11-23 15:50:00 phys.org This Dec. 14, 2023 image made available by NOIRLab shows meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streaking ...
Newly analyzed data offers first high-resolution view of the entire solar disk
2024-11-22 12:45:00 phys.org The solar surface in visible light composed of data from Solar Orbiter's instrument PHI from March 22, ...
In Patagonia, more snow could protect glaciers from melt—but only if greenhouse gas are curbed emissions soon
2024-11-22 13:32:00 phys.org The ice front of a glacier in southern Patagonia. Credit: Henning Åkesson In an era of dwindling ...
Nano-patterned copper oxide sensor provides rapid ultra-low hydrogen detection
2024-11-22 12:45:00 phys.org This study presents an effective process for preparing advanced H2 sensors that combine high precision with rapid ...
Prototype lenses can block epileptic-seizure causing wavelengths
2024-11-22 12:50:00 phys.org Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Physical Science (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102158 People with photosensitive epilepsy could benefit from ...
Exploring new liquid organic hydrogen carrier materials for a safer, more transportable energy source
2024-11-22 13:46:00 phys.org Optimization of LOHC molecules through molecular engineering approach. Modification of the position of methyl group in nitrogen-containing ...
Characterizing shifts in Sicily’s seasonal rainfall
2024-11-22 13:46:00 phys.org Credit: The European Physical Journal B (2024). DOI: 10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00792-3 Around the world, man-made climate change is increasing ...
Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures
2024-11-22 13:50:00 phys.org An ancient site at the newly built Agias Sofias metro station ahead of its Nov. 30 official ...
Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West Africa
2024-11-22 14:01:00 phys.org Cocoa plant with shade tree. Credit: Issaka Abdulai Agroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, ...
Natural substance from edible cyanobacterium could combat skin aging by enhancing collagen
2024-11-22 17:11:00 phys.org Credit: ACS Agricultural Science & Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsagscitech.4c00571 Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, have existed for billions ...
On the trail of an 18th-century master forger: New evidence discovered
2024-11-22 14:28:00 phys.org Forgery by Domenico Alessandro Cicci, probably from the period 1763-1769. Credit: Göttingen University's Apparatus Diplomaticus A document ...