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Phys.org / How cricket balls move: The science behind swing, seam and spin

If you've ever watched a batter get beaten by a ball that curved, jagged or dipped at the last moment, you've seen one of cricket's great mysteries.

13 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Green initiatives can increase agricultural emissions but still benefit the climate

Imagine a grain field in Western Jutland, winter wheat standing tall and golden. Now picture it being plowed up and replaced with clover grass: one of the crops intended to drive the green transition in Danish agriculture.

3 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Microgel-based antioxidant system advances biohybrid brain research

Researchers have unveiled a breakthrough technology that could transform the way scientists build and study lab-grown brain tissue models. The innovation, called Cellular RedOx Spreading Shield (CROSS), delivers long-lasting ...

12 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature's climate change safe havens

The idea began in California's Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice where rising temperatures and the decline of snowpack are transforming ecosystems, sometimes with catastrophic consequences for wildlife.

12 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / School holidays privilege Christmas, and classroom strategies are needed to foster inclusion

What some school boards now call the "winter break," over the days leading up to and after Christmas, is approaching.

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Research shows how coffee waste could be used to clean contaminated water

Two new research publications from experts at Loughborough University have demonstrated how coffee waste can be used to clean water.

13 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Black patients diagnosed with aggressive leukemia experience worse outcomes

Compared with white patients, Black patients with an aggressive form of leukemia—called acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—were on average more than five years younger at diagnosis and more than 30% more likely to die of their ...

12 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / How the myth of 'aqua nullius' still guides Australia's approach to groundwater

Indigenous people have coexisted with Australia's vast and ancient groundwater systems for thousands of generations. Their knowledge extends back through deep time, before our current climate and waterways. It offers insights ...

13 hours ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / Spotify Wrapped reminds us even our leisure time is being surveilled and sold

Each year as Spotify Wrapped drops, social media timelines fill with neon slides declaring who we "really" are. We trade our top artists and most-played songs like postcards from a year already fading.

13 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Health policy experts identify promising strategies for providing health care to homeless people

Organizations aiming to help homeless people with either housing or health care can be more effective when they form partnerships with other service groups, a Rutgers study has found.

12 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Leave notes, play games, go shopping: How to boost your child's multilingual skills these holidays

About 5.7 million Australians speak a language other than English at home. Most multilingual children spend their school days speaking English and during term-time, home languages often take a back seat. So holidays—particularly ...

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Canada's North is warming from the ground up, and our infrastructure isn't ready

On a winter day in Northern Canada, the cold feels absolute. Snow squeaks underfoot and rivers lie silent beneath thick ice. Yet beneath that familiar surface, the ground is quietly accumulating heat.

13 hours ago in Earth