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Phys.org / Amelia Earhart disappeared almost 90 years ago. Why are so many people still looking for her?
It has been more than 88 years since the world's most famous female aviator, Amelia Earhart, and her navigator Fred Noonan, disappeared on the second-to-last leg of their around-the-world flight odyssey.
Phys.org / Chinese team finds a fern that makes rare earth elements
Scientists have discovered a fern from South China that naturally forms tiny crystals containing rare earth elements (REEs). This breakthrough opens the door to a promising new way of "green mining" of these minerals called ...
Phys.org / Crackdown on legal highs backfired amid rising violence in prisons
Outlawing drugs once known as "legal highs" led to waves of violence, self-harm and suicide in prisons, according to a study released by the University of Sussex.
Medical Xpress / Revised clinical practice guideline for treatment of chronic hypoparathyroidism in adults released
The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) has published a Revised Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Chronic Hypoparathyroidism in Adults in the European Journal of Endocrinology.
Medical Xpress / Should you worry about melatonin and heart failure? The evidence isn't clear
A study presented at the American Heart Association's scientific meetings has raised concerns about melatonin, one of Britain's most commonly prescribed sleep aids. The findings suggest that long-term users face a higher ...
Phys.org / Water temperatures in Amazonian lakes rise to unprecedented levels, killing wildlife
During a severe drought and heat wave in 2023, Amazonian lakes reached their highest recorded temperatures. Water temperatures in some areas climbed to an astonishing 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and resulted ...
Phys.org / Black hole mergers could give rise to observable gravitational-wave tails
Black holes, regions of spacetime in which gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, are intriguing and extensively studied cosmological phenomena. Einstein's general theory of relativity predicts that when two black ...
Phys.org / Axial Seamount experiment to test real-time eruption forecasts
Currently, scientists struggle to forecast volcano eruption events, as no universally reliable, real-time eruption forecasting framework is available. Instead, researchers often rely on retrospective analysis to evaluate ...
Phys.org / How climate change increased the risk of earthquakes in East Africa
Climate change is accelerating continental rifting, the geological process where landmasses slowly pull apart. According to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports, the East African Rift System (EARS) became ...
Phys.org / How soil could help us reach climate targets
The UN climate summit, COP30, is currently taking place in Belém, Brazil, a region with some of the most carbon-dense soils on Earth: the Amazonian dark earths. These deep, dark and exceptionally fertile soils are thought ...
Phys.org / Mathematical model indicates Neanderthal disappearance can be explained by genetic dilution
Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some scientific support, researchers can't agree on which—or which combination—is most likely. In a new ...
Phys.org / String theory: Scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics
In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?"
