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Phys.org / Rivers are moving sediment in intense bursts, a worrisome new pattern uncovered by AI

After a heavy rain, rivers often turn brown with sediment, sand, silt and soil washed from the landscape that play a vital role in shaping rivers.

Aug 11, 2026
Phys.org / Red skies, lost solar power: Why Australia must prepare for more dust storms

Imagine you wake up one morning and look out your window. You see a red sky, hear a ferocious blast of wind and watch as tree branches creak and crack. No, the apocalypse has not descended on your local neighborhood. You've ...

Aug 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Exhaled breath may reveal SARS-CoV-2 through virus-catching sensor

Nian Sun, a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern, has spent years perfecting a device that he believes could change the way diseases are detected.

Aug 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / New engineering studies aim to slow battery aging while idle

Most batteries spend more than 70% of their lifetime at rest. Yet few studies have examined calendar aging, which is how a battery degrades when it is neither charging nor being used.

Aug 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Forgetful' AI semiconductor processes recent inputs without separate resets

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the "ability to forget" can serve as a new computational function for artificial intelligence.

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / Platelet-targeting approach offers a new path to safer thrombosis protection

Glycoprotein VI, or GPVI for short, is a surface receptor found exclusively on platelets and their precursor cells, megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. GPVI is primarily responsible for binding collagen at the site of an injured ...

Aug 14, 2026
Phys.org / Arctic cyclone clusters batter sea ice, leaving coasts more exposed to storms

In the Arctic, weather plays a key role in determining how much ice covers the ocean. Arctic cyclones are one weather phenomenon with a significant influence, causing unusually warm and stormy conditions that typically lead ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Perceived naturalness emerges as key driver of public support for climate technology

From nuclear energy to lab-grown meat, the list of effective but unpopular climate solutions is long. A new University of Colorado Boulder study sheds light on why people reject or accept some proposed sustainability technologies: ...

Aug 11, 2026
Phys.org / Water quality, not just scarcity, may shape future competition for a limited resource

Climate change is largely to blame for water scarcity. The low water levels in European rivers this summer speak volumes in that respect.

Aug 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Childhood survival linked to socio-economic status in EU study

Swansea University researchers have led a major European study investigating how socioeconomic circumstances influence survival among children born with major congenital anomalies.

Aug 14, 2026
Phys.org / EU's race for lithium and rare earths sidelined calls to reduce consumption, finds study

In 2024, the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) came into force. The regulation is intended to secure Europe's supply of critical raw materials, especially minerals and metals such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements. ...

Aug 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI is already reaching people in distress, but mental health safeguards lag behind

As AI use gains traction in mental health care, Deakin University researchers have raised the alarm that there are currently no agreed-upon frameworks in place to regulate or guide its application.

Aug 14, 2026