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Phys.org / Drought-hardy ryegrass raises new weed management challenge
A study by La Trobe University researchers has found annual ryegrass, the most damaging weed in Australian grain systems, can adjust its growth and reproduction to survive under drought stress, making it potentially harder ...
Phys.org / Lichen-like life 600 million years ago may push back origins of fungal-algal partnerships
Two organisms inhabiting a common environment can sometimes mutually influence each other, either benefiting or, in some cases, damaging one another. This mutually beneficial or ambivalent biological relationship is known ...
Phys.org / Study suggests natural sounds help us feel more attached to specific places
A new study suggests the sounds around us have a significant impact on how we feel about physical spaces, with natural sounds—such as birdsong—associated with a greater sense of attachment to a given place. The study draws ...
Medical Xpress / Systemic gap in drug subsidies leaves low-income pregnant women with fewer treatment options
Pregnant women in Australia are facing an unfair two-tiered system for managing morning sickness, with financial status affecting who can access the full range of modern anti-nausea medications available rather than simply ...
Phys.org / Unexpected bond-breaking order reveals a new path to bioluminescence
The dancing lights of fireflies and the eerie blue sparkle in crashing waves get their glow when a molecular square of carbon and oxygen atoms breaks. New research from Stanford University has shown that mechanical force ...
Medical Xpress / Tumor-like tissue environments could hold clues to curing HIV
The tissue microenvironments surrounding HIV-infected immune cells look a lot like those surrounding cancerous tumors, reports a new Northwestern University study.
Phys.org / Stomach stone hypothesis sheds light on the evolution of dinosaur digestive systems
An international research team led by Assistant Professor Ryuji Takasaki of the Faculty of Biosphere-Geosphere Science at Okayama University of Science has published a paper proposing a new hypothesis on the evolutionary ...
Phys.org / Ways to help protect Australia's birds and mammals from bird flu
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has now spread from migratory birds to infect resident Australian birds. Clusters of dead birds have been found in several locations. The virus will inevitably infect other wildlife, most ...
Phys.org / New photonic platform offers a four-lane highway for light
Topological photonics can force propagating light to travel in a single direction—allowing researchers to route optical signals around corners and past defects without any of it scattering backward. So far, however, this ...
Medical Xpress / Worse menopause symptoms may accompany type 2 diabetes
The type and severity of menopause symptoms can differ greatly among women. A number of earlier studies have suggested various reasons for those differences. A new study suggests that type 2 diabetes mellitus can play a role ...
Tech Xplore / Smart clothes will soon be on sale. But regulations are needed to prevent a new waste mountain
When you think of advanced futuristic clothing, what comes to mind?
Tech Xplore / Single-atom-based electrode significantly expands operating voltage window of aqueous supercapacitors
A research team led by Jung Kyu Kim, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) (co-first authors: Ph.D. candidates Dong Zhang and Jong Hun Kim), in collaboration with Min-Cheol ...
