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Phys.org / Fungi could transform leftovers into lifelines

As the global population climbs toward 10 billion and climate change strains farmland, scientists are searching for new ways to feed the world. A group of Cornell food science researchers say one answer may lie not in fields ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / The 5 a.m. myth: Why waking early won't make you more successful

At 5 a.m., social media fills with proof that the early risers have already won the day. Cold plunges. Journals. Sunrise runs. Productivity gurus insist this is the routine that separates high performers from everyone else, ...

18 hours ago in Sleep disorders
Tech Xplore / Local water supply crucial to success of hydrogen initiative in Europe, study shows

Green hydrogen is considered to be an important part of the global climate transition, especially as a fuel and energy carrier for heavy transport and industry. However, large-scale green hydrogen production requires sustainable ...

19 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Contralateral endolymphatic hydrops ID'd in one in four patients with unilateral Meniere disease

For patients with unilateral Meniere disease, endolymphatic hydrops occur in 24.2% of contralateral ears, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica.

Medical Xpress / New way to test life-threatening reaction to anesthetic

University of Queensland researchers have developed a less invasive way to test for a potential life-threatening reaction to an anesthetic. The work is published in the journal Anesthesiology.

17 hours ago in Surgery
Phys.org / Source or sink? Trees with heart rot disease emit more methane, upending forest carbon models

Throughout their lifetimes, healthy forests produce more oxygen than they use, while taking in greenhouse gases via plants and soils. This ecosystem-wide service, called carbon sequestration, regulates global climate and ...

20 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Ocean carbon blind spot may skew climate forecasts

A new report by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO reveals a critical lack of understanding of how the ocean absorbs and stores carbon. This glaring uncertainty about our planet's largest carbon ...

21 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Risk of whale entanglement in fishing gear tied to size of cool-water habitat

New research shows that, off the U.S. West Coast, humpback whales face a higher risk of getting entangled in fishing equipment during years with lower availability of cool-water habitat, where the whales feed. Jarrod Santora ...

20 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / How long could Earth microbes live on Mars?

Searching for past or present life on Mars is the sole driving force behind every mission we send to the red planet, from orbiters to landers to rovers. However, there remains a concern in the scientific community about Earth-based ...

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / New study reveals what crop advisors really want from AI tools

A new study co-authored by Virginia Tech and University of Vermont researchers offers one of the first, large-scale empirical looks at how Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) across North America evaluate the next generation of ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Researchers expose critical security vulnerability in autonomous drones

University of California, Irvine computer scientists have discovered a critical security vulnerability in autonomous target-tracking drones that could have far-reaching implications for public safety, border security and ...

20 hours ago in Robotics
Phys.org / NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

NASA moved its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar Wednesday for more repairs.

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space