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Tech Xplore / Balancing noise suppression and climate impact: Timber shows promise

Many modern buildings are "green buildings," adhering to a complex set of standards to ensure they are environmentally friendly and sustainably designed, with minimal impact on nature and the humans that inhabit them. These ...

17 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / Lemon shark caught preying on invasive freshwater fish in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Researchers recorded lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) preying on an invasive species, the jaguar cichlid (Parachromis managuensis), for the first time. This observation was made in Sueste Bay in March 2024. Sueste Bay ...

18 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / By hiding their faces, metal bands maximize the emotional punch of their music

In 2024, along with 20,000 others, I attended a sold-out metal show in Manchester. Unlike most concerts at the Co-op Live Arena, however, none of us in the packed-out venue knew who we were actually seeing. The band was Sleep ...

17 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Rich cities, broke neighbors: Study exposes metro-level wealth divide

Local governments in the United States are responsible for many of the services people rely on daily—schools, parks, public safety, and more. But the resources available to fund these services depend heavily on the amount ...

17 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Coastal regions and climate change: How better risk assessment can help protect infrastructure and livelihoods

Coastal regions, where dense clusters of critical infrastructure are found, are facing the sharpest edge of climate change. The threats include paralyzed transport networks and disrupted supply chains. To stay ahead, we need ...

18 hours ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / OpenAI awards $40.5M to a wide range of nonprofits under new foundation structure

OpenAI will award $40.5 million to more than 200 nonprofits before the end of the year, following an open call for applications in September.

18 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Natural biliverdin analog from microalgae offers safer livestock feed alternative

Humans and farm animals share a common affliction: inflammation.

11 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI's energy demand?

As U.S. electricity demand rises and technology companies seek to build more and larger data centers to drive artificial intelligence systems, the main question arising is how to generate all that power.

18 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / One short quiz could help people stick to their weight loss plans

A new study, published in JMIR Formative Research, has found that people who answered a brief quiz to determine their "eating profile" were more likely to stick with their program and stay committed to their weight loss goals ...

17 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Zero waste in schools? Why factoring in labor is essential

Over the last decade, I've worked closely with Montréal educators and students to better understand how climate change education occurs in schools—and how climate change curricula and policies shape everyday experiences ...

18 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America's colleges and universities

Higher education is under stress. The highest-profile threat has been the Trump administration's efforts to cut funding to several universities, including Harvard, Columbia and Northwestern.

18 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Political alignment, not just supply options, drives US-China decoupling

Efforts to "decouple" U.S. supply chains from China are only taking hold in industries where American firms can shift production to allied or politically aligned countries, according to new research by scholars at the University ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences