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Phys.org / Living with PFAS 'forever chemicals' can be distressing. Not knowing if they're making you sick is just the start
When we talk about the health effects of PFAS, we commonly think about any physical effects on the body.
Phys.org / CT scans reveal hidden details of ancient copper smelting in early Iran
About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity known as smelting. This monumental shift gave them a powerful new technology and may have marked the ...
Phys.org / COP30: Africa needs funding to adapt to the climate crisis—what negotiators need to do to secure it
Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable ...
Tech Xplore / Seismic data can identify aircraft by type
Instruments typically used to detect the ground motion of earthquakes can also be used to identify the type of aircraft flying far overhead, research by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists shows. That's because aircraft ...
Phys.org / NZ's earliest climate change debate: The 150-year-old feud over glacial retreat
Climate change may seem a uniquely 21st-century concern, but people have been wrestling with the idea for a long time.
Phys.org / Nature, carbon, nutrition: Three ways farming can shift from climate culprit to solution
Producing and distributing food is responsible for roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. But food systems are highly vulnerable to the droughts, floods, fires and heat waves made more intense by climate change. ...
Phys.org / Winter-active spiders use unique antifreeze proteins to survive the cold
Spiders of the Clubiona genus, which are among the most important natural enemies of pests found in orchards, are active during the winter. New research in The FEBS Journal reveals the characteristics of antifreeze proteins ...
Phys.org / People who rate uncertainty positively are less likely to vote for right-wing populists, study shows
A pandemic, a war, an energy crisis, the climate catastrophe—for many people, present-day life feels like an endless stress test. What seemed certain yesterday has now become fragile—including jobs, plans for the future, ...
Phys.org / Far beyond the climate crisis: COP30 must seek to build a new model of civilization
Since 6 November 2025, Belém has become the center of attention for the entire planet for two weeks. COP30 is bringing together a record number of delegations, dozens of heads of state and intense public participation. President ...
Tech Xplore / Is the AI bubble about to burst? What to watch for as the markets wobble
The global investment frenzy around AI has seen companies valued at trillions of dollars and eye-watering projections of how it will boost economic productivity.
Phys.org / Ancient and colonial legacies continue to shape Amazon forest biodiversity today
Human influence across centuries continues to define biodiversity and carbon storage in the world's largest rainforest, according to a new international study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...
Phys.org / Too much or too little AI adoption may lower workers' job satisfaction
In research based on 2009–2020 data from 509 publicly listed US firms, lower and higher levels of adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) were associated with reduced job satisfaction, whereas moderate levels were linked ...
