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Phys.org / Can smart greenhouses bring back food production in cities?

Sydney, like many other Australian cities, has a long history of urban farming. Market gardens, oyster fisheries and wineries on urban fringe once supplied fresh food to city markets.

18 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Vietnam's capital chokes through week of toxic smog

Toxic smog has blanketed Vietnam's capital for more than a week, blotting out the skyline and leaving residents wheezing as Hanoi's air quality dipped to among the world's worst on Thursday.

9 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / How building with Lego can help teens talk about life's big questions

If you're thinking about buying Christmas presents for children, chances are a Lego set isn't too far from your mind. The endless creativity that Lego bricks present means they can be used for far more than following instructions ...

17 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Study links gut and bloodstream infections in newborns within sub-Saharan Africa for the first time

New research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has shown gut and bloodstream infections are caused by the same bacteria, giving hope of better prevention and diagnosis of deadly neonatal sepsis.

Phys.org / NOAA's denial of endangered status for salmon sparks talk of legal challenge

On Dec. 8, Federal fisheries officials rejected a bid to designate West Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

18 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Eco-friendly, photo-switchable smart adhesives use biomass-derived materials

Conventional petroleum-based adhesives rely heavily on the petrochemical industry and pose environmental risks due to harmful emissions and limited reusability. In a new study, researchers developed a novel photo-switchable ...

18 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / The JWST just identified a supernova from only 730 million years after the Big Bang

Supernovae aren't one of the JWST's main science themes, but the perceptive telescope is full of surprises. Recently, it pinpointed a single star in a galaxy when the universe was only about 730 million years old. It wasn't ...

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / School feeding programs lead to modest but meaningful results, according to review

Free or subsidized school meals lead to modest gains in math and school enrollment, according to a new Cochrane review that examined the global impact of school feeding programs on disadvantaged children in both high-income ...

18 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Simulations reveal protein 'dynamin' constricts cell membranes by loosening its grip

Dynamin is a protein that plays a central role in endocytosis—the process where cells internalize substances by wrapping them in cell membrane vesicles. For a vesicle to detach, the neck of the membrane must be constricted ...

19 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials

Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet the technology is far from mature. Large language models advance rapidly from one generation to the next, and experts ...

20 hours ago in Other
Medical Xpress / The underlying problems of electroconvulsive therapy patients are often ignored, global study suggests

A major international survey of people receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has found that most patients are not asked about the childhood adversities or recent life stressors that they believe caused their difficulties.

19 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / In Palestinian and Israeli families, exposure to ethnic-political violence boosted harsh parenting

A new longitudinal study on Palestinian and Israeli families found that exposure to ethnic-political violence increased harsh parenting, which subsequently boosted aggression in children.

20 hours ago in Other Sciences