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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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Other Sciences
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 ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Biology
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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Other Sciences
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.

Nov 13, 2025 in Other Sciences
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. ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Earth
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.

Nov 11, 2025 in Biology
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 ...

Nov 10, 2025 in Physics
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. ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Other Sciences
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 ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Biology
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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Biology
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.

Nov 11, 2025 in Earth