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Phys.org / Light tightens young pea stems, revealing a new brake on plant growth
Light has long been known to regulate plant growth. New research from Osaka Metropolitan University has discovered a new mechanism behind this regulation. A team led by Professor Kouichi Soga of the Graduate School of Science ...
Phys.org / Building 'green' protection for fragile enzymes
Enzymes are nature's tiny powerhouses, helping with everything from digesting food to making it quicker and safer to produce medicines, food and renewable fuels. While they can enhance chemical reactions, their fragile nature ...
Phys.org / New research exposes the deadly exploitation of migrant fishers in poorly regulated waters
Isolated on a Taiwanese fishing vessel, eight days from the nearest landmass, 22-year-old Indonesian fisherman Sugiama was found dead in his bunk in 2019. His death followed an 18-hour shift and an assault the night before, ...
Phys.org / Mammal ancestors laid eggs—and this 250-million-year-old fossil proves it
A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one of the greatest survival stories in Earth's history, and answering a decades-old scientific mystery. Lystrosaurus, a hardy, plant-eating mammal ancestor, rose to prominence ...
Medical Xpress / Fighting malaria more effectively with climate data
In many parts of East Africa, small pools of water that form after heavy rainfall are ideal breeding sites for the Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit malaria. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have ...
Medical Xpress / Common, treatable ear conditions are linked to higher odds of dementia; treatment may help
A recent study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery finds that two common and treatable causes of conductive hearing loss—eardrum perforations and cholesteatoma, a type of abnormal skin growth in the middle ear—are ...
Phys.org / Archaeological survey at Gnith reveals new details about pearl millet's westward expansion
A study published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa sheds new light on the westward spread of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) agriculture in prehistoric West Africa. A recent survey documented its earliest known ...
Tech Xplore / Does 'federated unlearning' in AI improve data privacy, or create a new cybersecurity risk?
As the capacity of artificial intelligence (AI) increases at an exponential rate, so do concerns about the privacy of user data.
Phys.org / 'Voorhees law' explains why the slower car often catches up
Many drivers will know the feeling: you pull ahead of the slower car you've been stuck behind and cruise the open road ahead at your own, faster speed. By the time you reach the next stop light, you're sure that you've left ...
Phys.org / Study challenges a site that's key to how humans got to the Americas
For decades, the strongest evidence for the earliest human settlement in the Americas came from a site in Chile called Monte Verde.
Medical Xpress / Crackdown on vapes falling short, report finds
Efforts to crack down on illegal e-cigs in the U.S. may not be keeping pace with sales, a new government report suggests.
Medical Xpress / PICALM links training and intermittent fasting to new muscle fiber formation
Researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) and other partner institutions of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have now identified a previously unknown function of the PICALM ...
