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Phys.org / Extreme monsoon changes threaten Bay of Bengal's role as a critical food source
New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India's summer monsoon could drastically hamper the Bay of Bengal's ability to support a crucial element of the region's food supply: ...
Phys.org / Genetic secrets of rice pave way for future farming and conservation
A new study, appearing in Nature Genetics and led by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST, Saudi Arabia) and Wageningen University & Research (the Netherlands), provides new insights into ...
Phys.org / Many paths to an angry bird: Female cavity-nesting birds show higher aggression when defending limited nesting sites
"Get off my lawn!" Funny as a meme but maybe scary in real life, this short sentence is synonymous with an elderly man shouting at kids whose bikes have gotten too close to a well-manicured front yard. But it could just as ...
Medical Xpress / Short-term antibiotic use linked to long-lasting resistance in gut bacteria
Stanford University researchers report that ciprofloxacin use drives persistent antibiotic resistance in human gut bacteria, with resistance emerging independently across diverse species and enduring for over 10 weeks.
Phys.org / Structure of lipid-transfer tunnel protein in C. elegans revealed
Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization and protein components of a lipid-transfer complex known as LPD-3. Findings show that LPD-3 contains ...
Tech Xplore / Passivation technique reduces defects in kesterite solar cells to achieve 11.51% efficiency
Over the past few decades, solar cells have become increasingly widespread, with a growing number of individuals and businesses worldwide now relying on solar energy to power their homes or operations. Energy engineers worldwide ...
Phys.org / Here's what makes California's Central Valley a fossil hot spot: Q&A
In 1936, a Central Valley teenager made an incredible discovery.
Tech Xplore / New standard developed for battery-free, AI-enabled IoT devices
A landmark international collaboration led by Newcastle University has developed the world's most efficient integrated light-harvesting and storage system for powering autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the edge of ...
Phys.org / Computer science teachers may be better qualified than their peers, study suggests
Educators and researchers have had longstanding concerns about the quality of computer science instruction in U.S. schools. A recent study exploring student learning and computer science teachers' qualifications in one state ...
Tech Xplore / Microrobots powered by thin-film actuator can morph, lock shapes and operate untethered
A team of roboticists at Tsinghua University, working with a trio of colleagues from Beihang University, all in China, has designed a new type of microrobot that can continuously transform its shape and "lock" into specific ...
Medical Xpress / Understanding sudden unusual mental or somatic experiences
Matthew Sacchet, Ph.D., Director of the Meditation Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is senior author of a paper in Clinical Psychological ...
Phys.org / Hey, what are these curved green flashes above my polymer semiconductor?
In every scientific discovery in the movies, a scientist observes something unexpected, scratches the side of his or her forehead and says "hmmmmm." In just such a moment in real life, scientists from Canada observed unexpected ...