Tag: Physics

2024-11-11 16:36:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain European marine researchers are calling for an urgent improvement and standardization of ocean ...

Number of people impacted by climate disasters in the Pacific increased 700% in the last decade

2024-11-11 16:59:00 phys.org Pacific climate disaster costs and average loss of GDP for countries affected, averaged across the pacific ($AUD ...

Swirling polar vortices likely exist on the sun, new research finds

2024-11-11 15:00:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Like the Earth, the sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new ...

Scientists demonstrate controlled transfer of atoms using coherent tunneling between optical tweezers

2024-11-11 12:28:00 phys.org A zoom-in through the same side window shows the windows both above and below. Credit: Technion An ...

Astronomers observe an unlucky star’s repeated tidal disruptions

2024-11-11 10:29:00 phys.org Spectra of both flares of AT 2022dbl. Credit: Lin et al. When a star moves around a ...

The Indo-Pacific is an idea more than a region—and it’s pushing politics in a ‘pessimistic and paranoid’ direction

2024-11-10 14:00:00 phys.org Credit: Nick Wehrli from Pexels Over the past decade, the idea of an important geopolitical space called ...

New greenhouse gas projections show Colorado moving in right direction to reduce pollution

2024-11-11 06:35:00 phys.org Credit: CC0 Public Domain Colorado is projected to fall short of its benchmarks for reducing greenhouse gas ...

Private jet carbon emissions soar 46%: Study

November 10, 2024

2024-11-10 14:20:00 phys.org The transport of choice for the rich and famous, private jets are the most energy-intense form of ...

Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672

November 10, 2024

2024-11-10 06:13:00 phys.org This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the spiral galaxy NGC 1672 with a supernova. Credit: ESA/Hubble ...

New insights into the Denisovans—the hominin group that interbred with modern day humans

2024-11-09 09:10:00 phys.org Overview of the distinct Denisovan populations that introgressed into modern humans. Credit: Nature Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01960-y ...

Researchers unveil proximity-induced electrical transport properties of Pt/CrI₃ heterostructure

2024-11-08 12:57:00 phys.org Credit: Applied Surface Science (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161394 Two-dimensional magnetic materials have remarkable potential applications in spin switches ...

Ultrafast imaging technique reveals how ozone-damaging molecule reacts to light

2024-11-08 12:51:00 phys.org A long-predicted ultrafast pathway in the UV photochemistry of bromoform is visualized for the first time by ...

Scientists identify key phase for tomato heat tolerance

2024-11-09 03:39:00 phys.org Credit: ROMAN ODINTSOV from Pexels By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, ...

What to expect from the UN climate conference dubbed the ‘finance COP’

2024-11-09 03:47:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nations will meet next week to hammer out agreements on climate action at ...

California air regulators to vote on contentious climate program to cut emissions

2024-11-09 03:50:00 phys.org Charging bays are seen at the new Electrify America indoor electric vehicle charging station in San Francisco, ...

Indonesia volcano catapults vast ash tower into sky

2024-11-09 04:00:00 phys.org Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki has erupted more than a dozen times this week, killing nine people. A volcano ...

Researchers warn against misusing lack of climate change adaptation measurements to cut funding

2024-11-08 12:57:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku (Azerbaijan) from November 11 to ...

How to build a home radio telescope to detect clouds of hydrogen in the Milky Way

2024-11-08 12:58:00 phys.org The 1-meter dish of a home radio telescope. Credit: Jack Phelps If I ask you to picture ...

Chemists find easier way to produce biodiesel from waste oil

2024-11-08 13:28:00 phys.org Graphical abstract. Credit: Energy & Fuels (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c03643 UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new ...

Powerful new US-Indian satellite will track Earth’s changing surface

2024-11-08 13:53:00 phys.org The NISAR mission will help researchers get a better understanding of how Earth’s surface changes over time, ...

Mitochondrial study offers new insights into how our cells process RNA for energy production

2024-11-08 14:03:00 phys.org Molecular reconstruction of the human mitochondrial RNase Z complex overlayed on a cryotomographic section with mitochondria from ...

Improved water quality monitoring for waterways flowing into Great Barrier Reef

2024-11-08 12:51:00 phys.org Opus TriOS optical water-quality sensor (model TLS02 021) produced by TriOS Mess-und Datentechnik GmbH Opus (left) and ...

‘Storyline’ simulations can gauge the role of global warming in extreme weather events

2024-11-08 10:36:00 phys.org Precipitation amounts from storm "Boris" from 12 to 16 September 2024. Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute / Marylou ...

China passes energy law to ‘promote carbon neutrality’

2024-11-08 07:40:00 phys.org China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, but also a global leader in clean energy. ...

Cracked earth in Greece’s saffron heartland as drought takes toll