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Phys.org / Catastrophic heat wave wiped out 2 endangered corals in the Florida Keys... now what?

Once a picturesque garden beneath the sea, some stretches of the Florida Coral Reef have now become graveyards. Unburied coral skeletons stand as haunting remnants of the catastrophic marine heat wave that swept through in ...

9 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / AI could be your next line manager

AI is already doing a pretty good job at taking on some of the world's workload. It has produced academic papers, enhanced space exploration and developed medical treatments.

8 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income

Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the struggle for racial equality. What is less often remembered but equally important is that King saw the ...

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / How hands-on textile work inspires creativity and growth

Seated on the stone floor of a medieval fortress in Italy's Tuscan hills, students rip thin, one-inch strips of fabric. They then knot the strips together to create extra chunky yarns. With these chunky yarns, they use oversized, ...

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / A new diet option for mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease

"What should I eat?" is perhaps the most common question patients with inflammatory bowel disease ask their doctors.

17 hours ago in Inflammatory disorders
Phys.org / Research institutions tout scholarship that crosses disciplines but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out

The most exciting landmark scientific achievements don't happen without researchers sharing and collaborating with others outside their field. When people first landed on the moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong's first footsteps ...

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / How family ownership shapes merger and acquisition decisions in emerging markets

Mergers and acquisitions can transform a company's future. For family businesses, those decisions hinge on more than financial calculations—they reflect how families balance control, identity, and risks.

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Bacterial energy model reveals how antimicrobial resistance spreads in the environment

Bacteria can sneakily evade our best efforts at eradication by developing resistance to various pressures in their environment, for example, antibiotic-resistant bacteria stubbornly survive the usual deadly effects of antibiotics. ...

9 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Recovering tropical forests grow back nearly twice as fast with nitrogen

Young tropical forests play a crucial role in slowing climate change. Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, using photosynthesis to build it into their roots, trunks, and branches, where they can store carbon ...

17 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Slanguage: How '6-7' makes sense even though it means nothing

The expression "6-7" spread like wildfire last year, making its way outside the realm of usual adolescent slang and into the collective discourse, popping up at public sports events, in Halloween costumes and even in teachers' ...

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / People with ME/CFS have a consistent faulty cellular structure, new research confirms

A faulty ion channel function is a consistent biological feature of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), providing long-awaited validation for hundreds of thousands of Australians living with the debilitating ...

8 hours ago in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Report reveals 5-year relative survival rates for all cancers up to 70% in the US

Five-year relative survival rates for all cancers combined have increased to 70% for people diagnosed during 2015 to 2021 in the United States, according to the "Cancer Statistics, 2026," report, published in CA: A Cancer ...

4 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer