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Phys.org / A 1,000-fold longer charge lifetime helps organic catalyst produce solar hydrogen faster
Researchers from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of CAS, ...
Medical Xpress / Rare cortical neurons can synchronize brain activity and promote sleep in mice
What makes the brain fall asleep? For nearly a century, scientists have looked to structures deep within the brain for the answer. In the traditional view, these regions control when we sleep and wake, while the cerebral ...
Medical Xpress / When a tick bite no longer means a trip to the emergency room
In 2021, Nova Scotia began allowing pharmacists to prescribe preventive treatment for Lyme disease after high-risk tick bites. Researchers found that emergency department visits for tick bites dropped by roughly 50% after ...
Phys.org / Ghana's local architecture has adapted to change for centuries. It can teach us about climate resilience
When people discuss architecture in Ghana, attention often focuses on modern buildings: concrete houses, glass offices, shopping malls and ambitious urban developments. Yet across the country, another architectural tradition ...
Phys.org / Wildfire strategy doesn't need a winner—with 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can't keep up with the risk
One of the problems with how America deals with wildfires is the belief that there is one primary strategy that can end the nation's wildfire crisis. Whether that's detecting and putting out every fire fast, increasing logging ...
Phys.org / Employers look for resilient staff—then leave them to burn out
"Resilience" is in danger of becoming a casualty of business buzzword bingo, but we know it matters. The World Economic Forum lists it as one of the most important skills for the future of work, and I've found it turns up ...
Phys.org / Cryopreserved sperm could help safeguard the future of endangered pupfish
Using cryopreserved sperm alongside larger breeding populations in zoos and aquaria could dramatically improve the long-term survival prospects of endangered pupfish, according to new research.
Phys.org / New analysis reconstructs the dawn of dinosaurs and other reptiles
About 252 million years ago, at the end of the Permian Period, a large proportion of species on Earth rapidly became extinct. After this mass extinction, many groups of organisms began to recover, while reptiles known as ...
Phys.org / People form real feelings for chatbots, according to researcher
Imagine having a friend who always has time for you, never judges you and remembers everything you have said. For many, that friend is not a human being but a social AI model. This emerges clearly in Marita Skjuve's Ph.D. ...
Medical Xpress / Shingles can cause severe chronic pain—new research on how exosomes alter neurons offers pathways to treatment
Shingles can cause pain that is notoriously difficult to manage and can last for months to years for some people. The pain can be so severe that it causes a significant decline in quality of life and can be accompanied by ...
Phys.org / Blue light breaks long-standing chemistry rule, unlocking 3D drug building blocks
For more than a century, pharmaceutical companies have relied on flat structures called aromatic rings, which can help drugs bind to target sites in the body. They include benzene rings and other flat, nitrogen-containing ...
Phys.org / Africa's climate services need local detail and knowledge, say people who use the information
Across Africa, people are restoring and managing mangroves, grazing lands and urban green areas in the face of increasing threats from climate change. Increasingly, they make decisions based on climate-related information ...
