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Phys.org / Geomorphological approach evaluates Galápagos watersheds
Galápagos is a living laboratory where every environmental decision matters. On Santa Cruz, the most populated island of the archipelago, freshwater is a limited and increasingly vulnerable resource due to urban growth, ...
Tech Xplore / AI headphones automatically learn who you're talking to—and let you hear them better
Holding a conversation in a crowded room often leads to the frustrating "cocktail party problem," or the challenge of separating the voices of conversation partners from a hubbub. It's a mentally taxing situation that can ...
Phys.org / K-DRIFT pathfinder: A compact telescope for observing faint galactic structures
Conventional telescopes are limited in detecting low-surface-brightness (LSB) structures, which are essential for studying galaxy evolution. Now, researchers have developed a new telescope system featuring a confocal off-axis ...
Phys.org / A water-energy-food nexus framework for sustainable agriculture in water-stressed regions
A comprehensive systems analysis reveals that Pakistan's agricultural sector is on an unsustainable trajectory. Current input-intensive practices cannot meet future food security needs without increasing ecological stress. ...
Phys.org / Horseshoe crab fossil reveals early mass-burial event and ancient microbial attack
A remarkably preserved horseshoe crab fossil from North America offers rare insight into some of the earliest known cases of animal disease in a Late Carboniferous swamp—more than 300 million years before the age of dinosaurs.
Phys.org / Ocean current and seabed shape influence warm water circulation under ice shelves, research reveals
New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting.
Phys.org / Humans rank between meerkats and beavers in monogamy 'league table'
Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking monogamy rates in various ...
Phys.org / Antarctica's only native insect is already eating microplastics
A global research team led by researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has found that Antarctica's only native insect is already ingesting microplastics, even ...
Medical Xpress / Machine learning models could help diagnose ALS earlier through blood biomarkers
Using machine learning models, researchers at Michigan Medicine have identified a potential way to diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, earlier from a blood sample, a study suggests.
Medical Xpress / Breastfeeding while on antidepressants does not affect a child's IQ, long-term study finds
Breastfeeding mothers can feel reassured by new research that has found that taking antidepressant treatment does not negatively impact their baby's brain development.
Phys.org / Like living cells, oil-in-water droplets form 'arms' in response to their environment
Oil-in-water droplets respond to chemical cues by forming arm-like extensions that resemble filopodia, which are used by living cells to sense and explore their environment.
Phys.org / A new traveling-wave Josephson amplifier with built-in reverse isolation
Traveling-wave parametric amplifiers (TWPAs) are electronic devices that boost weak microwave signals (i.e., electromagnetic waves with frequencies typically ranging between 1 and 100 GHz). Recently, many engineers have been ...
