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Phys.org / Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050

Climate change is driving rapid declines in seaweed forests globally, outpacing restoration efforts and undermining seaweed restoration as a viable carbon dioxide removal strategy, according to an essay by Karen Filbee-Dexter ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Physics-based AI unlocks first global predictions of carbon cycling in ocean sediments

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new physics-based artificial intelligence approach that, for the first time, enables accurate global-scale predictions of how dissolved organic carbon moves between ...

Sep 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Major psychiatric risk gene linked to myelin and brain communication

A new Northwestern Medicine study suggests a major psychiatric risk gene remains important well into adulthood and may influence brain communication, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Sparse-data method estimates sea surface temperatures 40% more accurately than conventional approach

Researchers have developed a method for extrapolating sea surface temperatures from sparse data that is significantly more accurate than other commonly used computational methods and slightly more accurate than the best-performing ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites

Senegalese engineers in hairnets and white gloves are carefully assembling a nanosatellite at a French lab—another step toward fostering their own space industry back home.

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Psychologists find our brains use a web of recalled associations to help make decisions that lead to good outcomes

Dinner last Friday was a hoot. Wine and conversation flowed; dishes were perfectly seasoned. The reward center of your brain lit up like the Fourth of July.

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Bear baiting in England became more common following Norman invasion, research reveals

Bear baiting in England became more popular after the Norman Conquest in 1066, new research shows. The study by Cardiff University and the University of Nottingham brings together archaeological analysis of bear bones and ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Curved nanographene with five-, six- and seven-membered rings synthesized in two steps

Nanographenes can be considered molecular fragments of graphene, a 2D conductive material in which carbon atoms are connected in a honeycomb pattern. Because their electronic and photophysical properties vary depending on ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Study predicts large disparities in access to food, water and energy in 2050

How will global access to food, water and energy evolve in coming decades? A new study coauthored by MIT researchers suggests the answers could be very different depending on region, resource and income.

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Hidden microplastic pollution in Swiss waters uncovered

Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters that originate either from manufactured products or from the breakdown of larger plastic items. They can now be found everywhere, from oceans and rivers to soils ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / A crystalline sponge reveals structures of large 'beyond rule of 5' molecules

Drug discovery has traditionally followed the "rule of 5," which identifies chemical properties generally associated with good absorption of orally administered drugs, including a molecular weight below 500 daltons (Da). ...

Sep 8, 2026
Phys.org / Canada eyes researchers looking to leave 'hostile' US

Fed up with funding restrictions surrounding her research on links between climate change and health, American epidemiologist Sheryl Magzamen has left the United States for Canada.

Sep 9, 2026