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Phys.org / Why Africa's mineral-rich countries are not reaping the rewards of their wealth
Gold mining operations recently restarted at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in western Mali after being shut down for several months. In January, the Malian government started blocking exports from the mine owned by Canada-based ...
Medical Xpress / It's not just in your head: Stress may lead to altered blood flow in the brain
While the exact causes of neurodegenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia are still largely unknown, researchers have been able to identify a key characteristic in affected brains: reduced blood flow. Building ...
Phys.org / New software toolbox enables brain-like models to learn directly from data
Researchers have developed a powerful new software toolbox that allows realistic brain models to be trained directly on data. This open-source framework, called JAXLEY, combines the precision of biophysical models with the ...
Phys.org / 'Trophy spouse' phenomenon persists into marriage, study shows
New research from the University of Bath School of Management shows that the 'trophy spouse' phenomenon persists into marriage as husbands and wives continue to trade money and status with attractiveness throughout their ...
Phys.org / How can you help your child prepare to start high school next year?
Moving from primary to high school is one of the biggest transitions in a child's education. For some, it can be a really daunting time, moving away from friends, traveling to a new place and starting very different routines.
Phys.org / AI is powering the search for America's critical minerals
They power green energy, enhance defense systems, and drive the future of microelectronics. Known as critical minerals, elements like lithium, cobalt, and nickel are vital to national security and innovation. Yet the U.S. ...
Phys.org / How life first got moving: Nature's motor from billions of years ago
Research led by the University of Auckland has cast light on the evolutionary origins of one of nature's first motors, which developed 3.5 billion to 4 billion years ago to propel bacteria.
Phys.org / Turning the faint quantum 'glow' of empty space into a measurable flash
Researchers from Stockholm University and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali have reported a practical way to spot one of physics' strangest predictions: the Unruh effect, which says that ...
Phys.org / Scientists find evolutionary explanation for 'irrational' dread risk behavior
The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror attacks or nuclear accidents with a dread risk response. ...
Phys.org / Angstrom-level imaging and 2D surfaces allow real-time tracking and steering of DNA
Pictures of DNA often look very tidy—the strands of the double helix neatly wind around each other, making it seem like studying genetics should be relatively straightforward. In truth, these strands aren't often so perfectly ...
Phys.org / Eco-friendly agriculture practices may be easier than farmers think
Rotating crops, using compost, adding cover crops and flower strips, and reducing tillage are practices that can make farms resilient to climate change and bring environmental benefits, but Cornell researchers have found ...
Phys.org / Polar climate change could amplify global health risks, study warns
Climate change in Earth's polar regions is emerging as an underrecognized driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue.