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Phys.org / Digital forestry team combines AI with satellite data to monitor urban trees
A Purdue University digital forestry team has created a computational tool to obtain and analyze urban tree inventories on public and private lands with record-breaking speed at an unprecedented scale. The team accomplished ...
Medical Xpress / Huntington's disease offers a rare clean test case for brain research
Neuroscience rarely enjoys clean experiments. Most brain disorders are mosaics of risk genes, aging, lifestyle and chance that leave their origins obscured. Huntington's disease (HD) is different. It begins with a single ...
Phys.org / A smart fluid that can be reconfigured with temperature
Imagine a "smart fluid" whose internal structure can be rearranged just by changing temperature. In a new study published in Matter, researchers report a way to overcome a long-standing limitation in a class of "smart fluids" ...
Medical Xpress / Can personality change after 60? An eight-week program suggests it can
Younger and older adults alike are able to adopt new socio-emotional behaviors. Even older adults benefit from a personality intervention aimed at handling stress and challenging social situations better. This is the conclusion ...
Phys.org / Study finds emphasis on conversation facilitation helps journalists re-engage communities
The profession of journalism is facing dual challenges of lost trust and relevance. A research project among educators, students, journalists and communities in six states has found that pairing student journalists with communities ...
Medical Xpress / Peanut butter sold in 40 states recalled over possible plastic contamination
If you have peanut butter at home, federal health officials say it's worth taking a closer look. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall of more than 20,000 peanut butter products after pieces of ...
Tech Xplore / Study finds 'dosed' nonlinearity can beat linear and fully nonlinear AI
Umbrella or sun cap? Buy or sell stocks? When it comes to questions like these, many people today rely on AI-supported recommendations. Chatbots such as ChatGPT, AI-driven weather forecasts, and financial market predictions ...
Phys.org / New species of ancient crocodile named in honor of Welsh school teacher
A new species of crocodylomorph dating to about 215 million years ago has been described from the U.K. It has been called Galahadosuchus jonesi in recognition of David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher from Ysgol ...
Medical Xpress / Existing hospital analyzers offer a low-cost method to screen for fake vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 10.5% of medicines worldwide in low- and middle-income countries are substandard or are falsified (i.e., fake). These medicines and vaccines fail to prevent and treat the ...
Phys.org / Otters as ocean doctors: How a 40-year watch on Brazil's coasts reveals hidden threats to estuaries
For 40 years, scientists have been monitoring the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) along the southern coast of Brazil. A study published in Estuarine Management and Technologies reveals that these charismatic mammals ...
Tech Xplore / Converting human urine into clean energy: Researchers optimize the process
Researchers at McGill University have improved the efficiency of a method for converting human urine into clean energy. The method employs microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use bacteria to turn organic waste into electricity, ...
Phys.org / When fluctuations shape biodiversity: A minimalist model explains why 'rarity' is so common
An ecosystem is not a still life. Even where everything looks stable—a woodland, a lake, the soil—the internal "bookkeeping" keeps changing: how many individuals belong to which species, and for how long. Some populations ...
