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Phys.org / Most normal matter in the universe isn't found in planets, stars or galaxies: An astronomer explains
If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, billions of stars and their attendant planets. The universe teems with huge, spectacular objects, and ...
Phys.org / Unbee-lievable: Botswana elephants not easily fooled as scientists seek solution to human-elephant conflict
In Botswana, coexisting with the country's 130,000 elephants can be a daily negotiation. For rural families, tending a crop means hoping these "gentle giants" don't wander through and cause damage while searching for food ...
Phys.org / Alaknanda: JWST discovers massive grand-design spiral galaxy from the universe's infancy
A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies could not yet exist. Two astronomers from India have identified a remarkably mature galaxy just ...
Medical Xpress / Are mosquito repellents safe to use? And do I really need them in Australia?
Summer's here and after a wet spring in many parts of Australia, mosquitoes are out in force. Insect repellent has become a routine requirement for time outdoors.
Phys.org / CERN's ATLAS detects evidence for decay of Higgs boson into muon–antimuon pair
Although its existence had been theorized for decades, the Higgs boson was finally observed to exist in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Since then, it has continued to be heavily studied at the LHC. Now, ...
Phys.org / Preventing gender-based violence in trades is both a labor issue and an education one
The recent killing of a 20-year-old tradeswoman in Minnesota has struck a nerve across Canada's skilled trades community. Amber Czech, a welder, was slain by a male colleague while on a work site.
Phys.org / Cats adjust their communication strategy by meowing more when greeting men
As many cat owners will testify, their pets are often mysterious creatures, independent, cunning and sometimes aloof. And now it appears that when it comes to communication, they might be playing favorites. A new study published ...
Phys.org / Celebrated Rutland mosaic depicts 'long-lost' Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world
The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it depicts an alternative "long-lost" telling of the Trojan War. The paper is published in the journal ...
Phys.org / Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore well-being?
Climate change is already shaping our well-being. It affects mental health, spreads infectious diseases, disrupts work, damages food supplies and forces families to leave their homes because of conflict, hunger or flooding.
Phys.org / TikTok still delivering self-harm and suicidal content in France, research finds
Within five minutes of joining TikTok, the French "teens" watched a video expressing sadness.
Phys.org / How Ramanujan's formulae for pi connect to modern high energy physics
Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in school, where we learn about its use in the context of a circle. More recently, scientists have ...
Phys.org / The case for an antimatter Manhattan project
Chemical rockets have taken us to the moon and back, but traveling to the stars demands something more powerful. Space X's Starship can lift extraordinary masses to orbit and send payloads throughout the solar system using ...
