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Phys.org / Flood size and frequency found to shape river migration worldwide

A new Tulane University study published in Science Advances sheds light on how floods influence the way rivers move, offering fresh insight into how changing flood patterns may reshape waterways and the communities that depend ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / 'Walking' water discovery on 2D material could lead to better anti-icing coatings and energy materials

A surprising discovery about how water behaves on one of the world's thinnest 2D materials could lead to major technological improvements, from better anti-icing coatings for aircraft and self-cleaning solar panels to next-generation ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / How have our satisfaction (and our productivity) with teleworking evolved since the COVID shock?

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the pace at which both employees and employers developed experience with telework. How has this changed employees' views on teleworking? Researchers at UGent@Work conducted a follow-up study ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Why strange cures made sense in mysterious times

Feeding bread to a donkey to treat whooping cough, rubbing a black snail on a wart and impaling it on a thorn are two of the hundreds of remarkable rural Irish remedies once believed to cure ailments.

Dec 1, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Sexual selection in beetles leads to more rapid evolution of new species, long-term experiments show

When males are forced to compete for females, new species form more rapidly. This has been shown in a new study where the researchers compared beetles allowed to mate freely with groups of the same species where competition ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Researchers uncover synchronous ecological collapse across Paleotethys Ocean during Permian–Triassic transition

A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), in collaboration with international partners, has completed a high-resolution biomarker analysis of the Zal ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / More accessible urban parks linked with greater physical activity across US cities

The health benefits of nature are well-known, but its role in encouraging day-to-day physical activity across different regions and demographics has been less clear. This question carries new urgency as the world faces a ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Wetlands trap toxic metals after battery plant fire scatters debris

When fire broke out at the world's largest battery energy storage facility in January 2025, its thick smoke blanketed surrounding wetlands, farms and nearby communities on the central California coast.

Dec 1, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / New insight into how protein TDP-43 affects gene expression in ALS and FTD

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are medical conditions characterized by the progressive degradation of cells in the brain, ...

Nov 28, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Sugar starts corroding your teeth within seconds. Here's how to protect your pearly whites from decay

Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year is often packed with opportunities to consume sugar. But what happens in your mouth during those first minutes and hours after eating those ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / London's night workers face inequalities in pay, health, safety and dignity

A new study by UCL researchers has revealed the challenges faced by London's 1.3 million night workers, including pay inequality, health problems, transport difficulties, safety concerns and a lack of workplace dignity.

Dec 2, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Helium leak discovered on the exoplanet WASP-107b

An international team including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research PlanetS has observed giant clouds of helium escaping from the exoplanet WASP-107b. Obtained ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Astronomy & Space