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Phys.org / Electron-phonon interactions in crystals found to be quantized by a fundamental constant
A researcher at the Department of Physics at Tohoku University has uncovered a surprising quantum phenomenon hidden inside ordinary crystals: the strength of interactions between electrons and lattice vibrations—known as ...
Phys.org / Fast-tracking a natural climate solution by compressing millennia of carbon capture into hours
What if it were possible to take a very slow geological process, one that takes thousands of years in nature, and speed it up so that it happens within hours, in order to slow the rate of global warming?
Phys.org / Peculiar supernova SN 2021ukt transitions from Type IIn to Type Ib
Astronomers from the University of California (UC), Berkeley and elsewhere have performed spectroscopic and photometric study of a peculiar supernova designated SN 2021ukt, which underwent a transition from Type IIn to Type ...
Phys.org / Hustle, muscle and grift: How the manosphere has grown into a money-making machine
The manosphere is big business today. Once a niche network lurking on the margins of the internet, this diverse community of male supremacist cultures has grown into a transnational profit-making enterprise.
Phys.org / Horseshoe crab fossil reveals early mass-burial event and ancient microbial attack
A remarkably preserved horseshoe crab fossil from North America offers rare insight into some of the earliest known cases of animal disease in a Late Carboniferous swamp—some 50 to 70 million years before the age of dinosaurs.
Phys.org / Unbee-lievable: Botswana elephants not easily fooled as scientists seek solution to human-elephant conflict
In Botswana, coexisting with the country's 130,000 elephants can be a daily negotiation. For rural families, tending a crop means hoping these "gentle giants" don't wander through and cause damage while searching for food ...
Medical Xpress / Anxiety and insomnia may lower natural killer cell count, potentially repressing immune function
Natural killer (NK) cells are the bodyguards of our immune system. As a first line of defense, they destroy invading pathogens, foreign bodies, and infected cells in early stages, thereby preventing them from spreading. NK ...
Phys.org / Cracks in the Earth: Major gully erosion poses humanitarian crisis threats
Recent fieldwork by Griffith University researchers has highlighted an African country that is facing a rapidly escalating environmental crisis as severe gully erosion—locally termed "mega gullies"—advances across valuable ...
Phys.org / Climate extremes trigger rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef
University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived corals on the Great Barrier Reef during the record 2024 ...
Medical Xpress / Ozempic can reduce metabolic risks in schizophrenia patients, multicenter study finds
Semaglutide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can help lower the risk of heart and metabolic diseases in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Phys.org / Climate change puts riverbed microbes under constant stress, study finds
From tiny streams to gigantic rivers like the Mississippi—microbes in sediments work tirelessly to maintain key biogeochemical cycles. However, as temperatures rise, they tend to operate frequently in stress mode. This ...
Phys.org / Black hole ejects matter at 20% light speed in sun-like magnetic event
An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, has observed a sudden outburst of matter near the supermassive black hole NGC 3783 at speeds reaching up to 20% of the speed of light. During a 10-day observation, mainly ...
