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Tech Xplore / Green methanol from thin air? Model finds water and CO₂ could be captured together
Persistent heat waves and below-average rainfall in spring and summer 2026 are causing drought conditions, falling groundwater levels and low river levels, including in the Rhine in Germany and elsewhere across Europe. At ...
Phys.org / Ball milling enhances the antiviral activity of inexpensive inorganic materials
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, developing surfaces that can inactivate viruses upon contact has become an important goal in public health care. Ideally, such surfaces would work on their own without requiring chemical disinfectants, ...
Tech Xplore / Fruit fly-inspired algorithm classifies odors from only a few samples
In the animal kingdom, energy conservation is essential for survival. That's why our brains have evolved to be extremely energy- and resource-efficient at storing and processing information. Since the 1980s, computational ...
Medical Xpress / Language skills stay strong in older adults, even while other cognitive abilities decline
As people age, many cognitive functions tend to decline. Brain-scanning studies have revealed corresponding changes in the function of a brain network involved in many of these cognitive functions, including working memory ...
Phys.org / Large mammals alter soil chemistry and increase fertility in the Atlantic Forest
A study published in the journal Ecological Monographs indicates that large mammals, such as tapirs, peccaries, agoutis and deer, alter the chemical composition of litter and soil in tropical forests of the Brazilian Atlantic ...
Phys.org / Does heavy social media use damage your family's relationship?
Children glued to their phones all day? Parents spending hours scrolling? The positive (and slightly surprising) news is that while social media may not be the most meaningful way to spend your time, it is not necessarily ...
Tech Xplore / New drone-compatible method detects metal corrosion beneath paint without heating
Merchant ships, coastal infrastructure and maritime facilities are often built with iron and steel, which can corrode over time despite their strength, eventually to the point of failure. With lives and goods on the line, ...
Phys.org / Soil bacteria share amino acids, helping nearly half survive nutrient gaps
Bacteria, too, depend on good neighborly relations: A new study by the Osnabrück University, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Cambridge in England, shows that soil bacteria live in beneficial communities ...
Tech Xplore / Strategic fit—not market share—separates winners in AI, study shows
A newly published study in California Management Review challenges a persistent assumption in today's AI landscape: that the strongest model inevitably becomes the dominant platform. Instead, the authors of "Three Winning ...
Phys.org / Families bear hidden costs of finding safety
Led by La Trobe University, the research sheds light on a largely overlooked question in response to family violence: What does it cost families to become safe?
Phys.org / Protein degradation rate helps explain why humans develop more slowly than mice
Humans develop at a slower rate than other mammalian species, like mice, but scientists are still trying to understand the molecular basis of these differences. Now, researchers from the Ebisuya Group at EMBL Barcelona and ...
Phys.org / Antarctic bacteria share 'life‑support' genes to survive extreme conditions
Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes. In the soils scattered around the frozen ice sheets, however, communities of microbes do survive. And one of the keys to their ...
