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Phys.org / Eating insects: A sustainable solution or an overhyped idea?

Faced with exploding global demand for protein and the growing environmental impact of animal farming, insects are emerging as an attractive alternative: they are rich in nutrients, resource-efficient and have already been ...

18 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Why do some people get 'hangry' more quickly than others?

"Come on, little fella—we should get going now." But my son was not listening. The sand in the playground was just right, so he kept digging with his new toy excavator.

16 hours ago in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Phys.org / Stealth quantum sensors unlock possibilities anywhere GPS doesn't work

As commercial interest in quantum technologies accelerates, entrepreneurial minds at the University of Waterloo are not waiting for opportunities—they are creating them.

18 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Deep reading can boost your critical thinking and help you resist misinformation—here's how to build the skill

The average American checks their phone over 140 times a day, clocking an average of 4.5 hours of daily use, with 57% of people admitting they're "addicted" to their phone. Tech companies, influencers and other content creators ...

18 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Will Google be 'third time lucky' with new, AI-powered smart glasses?

It has been over a decade since Google Glass smart glasses were announced in 2013, followed by their swift withdrawal—in part because of low adoption. Their subsequent (and lesser known) second iteration was released in ...

17 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / Denitrification looks different in rivers versus streams

Human activities add large quantities of nitrogen to the environment, much of which gets washed into streams and rivers. These waterways transport some of that nitrogen to the oceans, but they also remove a significant portion ...

19 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / New standards streamline brain tumor surgery

Low-grade brain tumors known as IDH-mutant gliomas CNS WHO grade 2 are life-threatening in spite of their slow growth. Neurosurgeons across the globe are faced with the question as to striking the correct balance between ...

16 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Walking sharks break biology reproduction rules

New research from James Cook University has made the extraordinary discovery that epaulette sharks can reproduce and lay eggs without any measurable rise in energy use.

20 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Reinventing personalized fashion with a new sewing app

Wouldn't it be great if you could just take a picture of yourself with your mobile phone and sew your own clothes—in exactly the right size and fit? The solution is on the way.

4 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Misophonia Q&A: When noise becomes intolerable

Nails on a chalkboard. Loud breathing. Sneezing. These sounds can often be irritating and leave ears ringing with discomfort. But for people with misophonia, a decreased tolerance for specific sounds and stimuli, those noises ...

17 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Greener whisky bottles made with aluminum could replace glass

One of Scotland's smallest distilleries is working with Heriot-Watt scientists to find out whether aluminum could replace glass bottles for its Scotch whiskey.

18 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Like Jane Eyre, I've been seen as unconventional and abnormal. I'm autistic—is she too?

Nearly 200 years since Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre, her unconventional orphan Jane—with her intense emotions and sense of injustice—continues to captivate and intrigue readers.

17 hours ago in Autism spectrum disorders