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Phys.org / Listening to living soil may help people reconnect with nature

Strengthening the bond between people and nature—that is the aim of a German–Dutch EU project involving Oldenburg. The reasoning behind this is that people who feel they are part of the environment are more likely to campaign ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / New sensing method measures laser-cutting depth by tracking vaporization recoil

Laser dicing, a technique that uses focused laser pulses to separate individual chips from a semiconductor wafer, is increasingly favored over mechanical blade cutting because it can process delicate, low-strength materials ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Q&A: What influences teens' career expectations?

Adolescents in both the United States and the United Kingdom have become increasingly ambitious about their future careers over the past two decades, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State. The team also found ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Seawater samples may offer early clues to changing reef health

Doctors can often detect diseases in humans using minimally invasive methods, like blood or urine tests, before symptoms become severe. Now, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are applying a similar ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative

Ancient footprints preserved along the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana are reshaping scientists' understanding of one of humanity's extinct relatives. A paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes ...

Jul 27, 2026
Phys.org / Extreme heat increases the risk of workplace injuries across Canada

Heat warnings have stretched across Canada this summer, from Atlantic Canada and southern British Columbia to the Prairies, central Canada and the Northwest Territories.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / How NASA plans to build the Habitable Worlds Observatory

We've been covering the journey of the Habitable Worlds Observatory for some time now. Over the past few years, it's gone from a proposal to a relatively fleshed-out plan for how and what the next Great Observatory should ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Supersized glassy shell of microalgae reveals optical effect valuable for medical imaging

Researchers from Skoltech—a VEB.RF group institution—and their colleagues at the Kurchatov Institute, the Prokhorov General Physics Institute and the Institute of Solid State Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men engage in intentional outdoor tanning

Nearly one-third of women and one-quarter of men engage in intentional outdoor tanning, with variation observed by age, race, physical activity level and alcohol use, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology.

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers develop model that predicts which Red Sea fish are most likely to invade the Mediterranean

More than 120 fish species have migrated from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean since the Suez Canal opened more than 150 years ago. Now, researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a statistical model that can predict ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Digital revolution forcing archaeology to rethink research data management

Archaeological excavations generate a vast quantity of documents of various types and formats, which constitute a scientific heritage of great value. However, the way this data is organized, documented and preserved remains ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Harmful bugs can thrive in your kitchen sponge for weeks, and you won't be able to tell

That kitchen sponge sitting by your sink is not as innocent as it looks. It could be harboring Salmonella enteritidis, E. coli or Staphylococcus aureus—and there's no way to tell just by looking at it or smelling it.

23 hours ago