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Phys.org / Omo-Turkana Basin fossil catalog helps piece together early hominin record
The Omo-Turkana Basin, where the Omo River drains into Lake Turkana in Africa, has been one of the three most valuable regions for the study of hominin evolution in Africa. Since the 1960s, many large-scale studies have taken ...
Phys.org / Traditional Hawaiian fishponds help shield fish from climate change impacts
Traditional Hawaiian fishponds (loko iʻa) are emerging as a model for climate resilience, according to a study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). The research, published ...
Phys.org / From artificial organs to advanced batteries: A breakthrough 3D-printable polymer
A new type of 3D-printable material that gets along with the body's immune system, pioneered by a University of Virginia research team, could lead to safer medical technology for organ transplants and drug delivery systems. ...
Tech Xplore / Two-step flash Joule heating method recovers lithium‑ion battery materials quickly and cleanly
A research team at Rice University led by James Tour has developed a two-step flash Joule heating-chlorination and oxidation (FJH-ClO) process that rapidly separates lithium and transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify two key targets of common cold virus
Scientists were pleased when they learned more about how the common cold gains a foothold in the body, identifying key cellular checkpoints that are important targets of the virus.
Phys.org / First complete record of global underground CO₂ storage released
The first-ever audited account of the actual amounts of CO2 stored underground by CCS projects globally has been released. It was created by a new international consortium of scientists and industrial partners, including ...
Phys.org / Asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth's first real-life defense test
At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ranking positions at space ...
Phys.org / Delaying net zero may mean centuries of hotter, longer, more frequent heat waves
We must prepare for a future of frequent, deadly heat waves, which will worsen in severity the longer it takes to reach net zero, new research has shown.
Phys.org / Open-access tool navigates expanding world of metal–organic frameworks for easier discovery
A new open-access tool created by University of Toronto Engineering researchers provides a systematic way to organize and synthesize knowledge about metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)—a class of materials with applications ...
Phys.org / Enduring patterns in world's languages: One-third of grammatical 'universals' stand up to rigorous testing
Despite the vast diversity of human languages, specific grammatical patterns appear again and again. A new study reveals that around a third of the long-proposed "linguistic universals"—patterns thought to hold across all ...
Phys.org / Earth's earliest life 3.3 billion years ago revealed by faint biosignatures
A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years earlier than previously ...
Phys.org / Cohesion, charging and chaos on the lunar surface
Most people interested in space exploration already know lunar dust is an absolute nightmare to deal with. We've already reported on numerous potential methods for dealing with it, from 3D printing landing pads so we don't ...
