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Phys.org / Satellite study reveals 24.2 billion ton annual groundwater loss in High Mountain Asia

A recent satellite-based study has uncovered alarming declines in groundwater storage across High Mountain Asia (HMA), widely known as the "Asian Water Tower." This critical water source, which sustains agricultural irrigation, ...

13 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Moving closer to 'true' equine IVF for clinical use

Three years ago, Penn Vet researchers reported a major breakthrough in equine assisted reproduction. Katrin Hinrichs, Harry Werner Endowed Professor of Equine Medicine, and colleagues developed a technique that would allow ...

15 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Huayuan biota decodes Earth's first Phanerozoic mass extinction

Around 540 million years ago, Earth's biosphere underwent a pivotal transformation, shifting from a microbe-dominated world to one teeming with animal life, as nearly all major animal phyla appeared abruptly in the fossil ...

18 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Scientists have identified unique sounds for 8 fish species

Have you ever wished you could swim like a fish? How about speak like one? In a paper recently published in the Journal of Fish Biology, our team from the University of Victoria deciphered some of the strange and unique sounds ...

17 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Your sense of self is deeply tied to your memory—here's how

You might say you have a "bad memory" because you don't remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely recall the surface temperature ...

18 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Study identifies 10 online opportunities to transform climate crisis messaging

After analyzing how the climate crisis is addressed in digital media and on digital platforms, Ángela Alonso-Jurnet, a researcher in the Gureiker group at the University of the Basque Country (EHU), has compiled a list of ...

17 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Earliest hand-held wooden tools found in Greece date back 430,000 years

An international team has discovered the earliest known hand-held wooden tools used by humans. A study jointly led by Professor Katerina Harvati from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope

The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how they survive on Alaska's rugged and desolate North ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Inner 'self-talk' helps AI models learn, adapt and multitask more easily

Talking to oneself is a trait which feels inherently human. Our inner monologs help us organize our thoughts, make decisions, and understand our emotions. But it's not just humans who can reap the benefits of such self-talk.

19 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / Study recommends better continuity of care with GPs for people with dementia to save NHS money

Better continuity of care with GPs for people with dementia who are in their final year of life can save the NHS money, according to new research from academics at the Cicely Saunders Institute, part of the Faculty of Nursing, ...

Phys.org / Voices of the Victorians analyzed in new research about northern accent development

The Barrow-in-Furness accent is very different from the rest of Lancashire and Cumbria because of an intense mixing and rapid population change in the late 1800s, says new research by Lancaster University, which used the ...

18 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Shark bites linked to rainfall, runoff and shifting coastal ecosystems

When I see a great white shark, I am in awe of the enigmatic, powerful apex predator. My life has been dedicated to trying to know everything about sharks and immersing myself in their world. Most people when they see "shark ...

21 hours ago in Biology