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Phys.org / Simple changes to fishing gear and handling can greatly improve survival of released coho salmon

Coho salmon released by recreational anglers are far more likely to survive when handled without a landing net, according to new research. In salmon fisheries where anglers may be required to release salmon that are undersized, ...

Jul 29, 2026
Phys.org / A climate resilience strategy to strengthen US seafood competitiveness

As the U.S. looks to expand domestic seafood production, a new University of Miami study argues that long-term competitiveness will depend on how well fisheries can withstand climate-driven disruptions. The study comes as ...

Jul 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / Computer scientists design a cyberattack to prevent cyberattacks

Protecting sensitive, precision-timed computing systems requires understanding the nature of cyberthreats. So researchers from Washington State University teamed up with experts at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists cut and rebuild molecules from the inside to create new chiral nanocarbons

Nanocarbons are molecular-scale carbon structures considered to be the building blocks for next-generation materials. Until now, scientists have built them by fusing small, flat carbon molecules together at their edges. Modifying ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Water's local asymmetry drives proton hopping between molecules, simulations reveal

Complex simulations—the most intricate of their kind to date—carried out by an international research team led by scientists at Heidelberg University's Institute for Physical Chemistry, have revealed how water governs the ...

Jul 27, 2026
Phys.org / Why and how birdsong differs across the world—and the eight motifs that tie them together

Birdsong carries meaning across open space, helping birds attract mates, defend territory and communicate with rivals. While there has been much research into the use of birdsong across species, researchers have lacked a ...

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / Carrion emerges as a key force shaping ecosystems, disease and human evolution

What happens after death? An international study led by the University of Granada (UGR), involving Ana Mateos and Jesús Rodríguez, researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), argues ...

Jul 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Percentage of body fat may be better indicator of men's reproductive health than BMI

A man's body fat percentage may be a better indicator of his reproductive health than body mass index (BMI), according to a large study of more than 1,000 Danish men.

Jul 29, 2026
Phys.org / US residents near small rivers face disproportionately high future flood risks

An international team, including Kumamoto University and its partner institutions, has found severe flood risks and high climate-adaptation costs for U.S. small rivers.

Jul 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Single patch merges multiple physiological signals for simpler health monitoring

Wearable health monitors have grown increasingly capable, but most are still limited by the fact that tracking different types of body signals requires separate sensors, each with its own circuitry and patch of skin. That ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Updating Darwin: Biologists are returning to an older theory to explain anomalies in evolution

Evolution is a fact of life. So much so that even the theory of evolution is evolving. Lately, a centuries-old discredited idea has been making a strong comeback. It helps us explain scientific observations that, according ...

Jul 28, 2026
Science X / Different flint, same toolmaking strategy: How Neanderthals adjusted their effort to get the same razor-sharp results

The Neanderthal toolkits found in two Ice Age caves near Le Moustier, in southwestern France, tell a surprising story. Even though the types of rock were very different—large, high-quality flint nodules at Le Moustier and ...

Jul 28, 2026