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Phys.org / Nature experiences bring depth and meaning to life, study suggests

Spending time in nature helps people to identify what is meaningful in their lives, shows a new Finnish study conducted at the University of Turku. The research article has been published in the journal People and Nature.

Aug 26, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new 'stratus' variant tied to omicron

COVID-19 is once again climbing to troubling levels in California—a worrying trend as health officials attempt to navigate a vaccine landscape thrown into uncertainty by delays and decisions from the Trump administration.

Phys.org / Global greening causes significant soil moisture loss, study finds

A new study has uncovered a surprising and concerning paradox: although Earth's vegetation cover has expanded dramatically over the past four decades, this widespread "greening" trend is often associated with a decline in ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Workplace jargon hurts employee morale, collaboration, study finds

You've probably heard it before in a meeting: "Let's touch base offline to align our bandwidth on this workflow." Corporate jargon like this is easy to laugh at—but its negative impact in the office can be serious.

Aug 26, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Coexisting with coyotes: Encounters remain manageable despite hidden disease risk

In 2009, researcher Colleen Cassady St. Clair noticed that coyote sightings in urban neighborhoods were being reported more often. She was also seeing the animals in areas where they hadn't dared to venture before. St. Clair ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / How terahertz beams and a quantum-inspired receiver could free multi-core processors from the wiring bottleneck

For decades, computing followed a simple rule: Smaller transistors made chips faster, cheaper, and more capable. As Moore's law slows, a different limit has come into focus. The challenge is no longer only computation; modern ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Hardware
Medical Xpress / Cell-mapping tool provides insightful multi-layered view of cancer behavior

Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new computational tool called Vesalius, which could help clinicians understand the complex relationships between cancer cells and their surrounding cells, ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Communication between tau and amyloid-β proteins found to mitigate Alzheimer's toxicity

An estimated 50 million people worldwide have dementia, with Alzheimer's disease—accounting for more than 70%—being the representative neurodegenerative brain disorder. A Korean research team has, for the first time, ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Medical research
Phys.org / Indole chemistry advance could accelerate drug development with precise targeting

Indole, a molecule made up of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered ring containing nitrogen, forms the core structure of many biologically active compounds. Derivatives of indole, where hydrogen atoms are ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Eco-friendly composite fibers offer durable, multifunctional air filtration for industry

As industries including coal chemical processing, oil and gas refining, and semiconductor manufacturing undergo technological upgrading, the demand for advanced air filtration technologies and materials has surged—driven ...

Aug 26, 2025 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Open-label Phase II trial reports early motor milestones with risdiplam

From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Charlotte J. Sumner, M.D., presents an editorial on a study by Richard S. Finkel and colleagues, who report an open-label, Phase II trial of the pre-messenger RNA splicing ...

Tech Xplore / Coin-sized device uses nut waste and drops of water to generate green energy

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an inexpensive device that generates enough electricity to power a calculator using only waste walnut shells and drops of water. Their work is published in the journal ...

Aug 26, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech