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Medical Xpress / Tragedy generates advice on underwater breath-holding risks
For many, swimming is a source of joy and freedom, but holding your breath in shallow water can be fatal.
Phys.org / Outdoor bouldering as a source of microplastics? First evidence from vegetation studies
A research team at the University of Bayreuth has experimentally investigated how the popular climbing discipline of bouldering affects vegetation and the surface structure of natural rock formations. In their recently published ...
Phys.org / How to make sure water is safe to drink: Four practical tips
Water is a vital resource. Life on Earth, as we know it, is impossible without access to safe drinking water. Concerns over declining quality and consistency of municipal drinking water supplied to consumers have been increasing ...
Phys.org / Some words affect us more than others. It boils down to how they sound
Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate with each other, solve problems and build relationships. And communicating clearly is a major consideration for most of us in most aspects ...
Tech Xplore / Optical fiber bundles offer promising solution for high-altitude laser communication systems
Free-space optical communications (FSOC), which use lasers for data transmission, are a promising approach for achieving high-speed links between aircraft, spacecraft, and ground stations. However, achieving 360-degree coverage ...
Phys.org / The first alien civilization we encounter will be extremely loud
For decades, science fiction writers have tried their best to prepare us for eventual contact with aliens. Their efforts are dominated by several recurrent tropes. There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly-evolved ...
Tech Xplore / Apple's ATT leads to significant revenue losses for SMEs
Apple's data protection measure "App Tracking Transparency" (ATT) strengthens user privacy, but causes significant revenue losses in e-commerce, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The reason for this ...
Medical Xpress / Stress intensifies pain and makes it harder to regulate emotions in cases of depression and fibromyalgia
A new study led by the Central Institute of Mental Health shows that people with depression and fibromyalgia exhibit nearly identical patterns of impaired emotional regulation and that stress significantly worsens pain and ...
Phys.org / Stories from traditional knowledge combined with archaeological work trace 2,300 km of Songlines
All over Australia, Songlines, or Dreaming tracks, connected First Nations people in one place with those in another through ritual, song and storytelling, which told of their shared beliefs.
Medical Xpress / Ultrasensitive liquid biopsy affective in predicting and monitoring immunotherapy response, study shows
Published today in Clinical Cancer Research, findings from a study led by investigators at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), which forms part of the Vall d'Hebron Campus, underscore the efficacy of analyzing ...
Medical Xpress / Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies in the delusions of people with schizophrenia
A young woman starts to become suspicious of her cellphone. She notices it listing Wi-Fi networks she does not recognize, and the photos on her contact cards seem to mysteriously change at random times. One day she tries ...
Phys.org / Spain searches lab in hunt for African swine fever source
Spanish police searched a laboratory near Barcelona on Thursday in an investigation into the source of an African swine fever outbreak that has sparked jitters for Europe's top pork producer.
