All News

Phys.org / Study finds food waste compost less effective than potting mix alone

With an estimated 30–40% of the United States' food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food science and horticulture experts teamed up to study if it could lay the foundation ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / What past global warming reveals about future rainfall

To understand how global warming could influence future climate, scientists look to the Paleogene Period that began 66 million years ago, covering a time when Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were two to four times ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Ammonites survived asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs, new evidence suggests

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among those thought to have perished ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Photographing climate change: Ice porters on the frozen Chadar river

Every winter in the Ladakh region in northwest India, the two roads that connect the small villages in the Zanskar Valley with the rest of the country close, overwhelmed by snow. But for centuries, locals have had a workaround: ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Most people believe climate change primarily affects others

Research conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that people tend to rate their own risk of being affected by climate change as lower than that of others. This perception may reduce individuals' willingness ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / The vast majority of US rivers lack any protections from human activities, new research finds

The U.S. boasts more than 4 million miles of rivers, peppered with laws and regulations to protect access to drinking water and essential habitat for fish and wildlife. But in the first comprehensive review of river protection, ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Making the invisible visible: Space particles become observable through handheld invention

You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.

Jan 7, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Vulnerable populations shoulder larger number and higher intensity of environmental burdens, study finds

Vulnerable communities in the United States often face the highest risks from individual environmental burdens, such as exposure to toxic air pollutants. But new research shows that these communities are also exposed to a ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Australia declares state of disaster as bushfires rage

Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast.

Jan 10, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Storms spark travel mayhem and power cuts in northern Europe

Gale-force winds and storms barreled through northern Europe on Friday, claiming more lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperatures.

Jan 10, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Climate adaptation has a new global plan. What the Belem indicators are and why they matter to Africa

At the 2025 global climate summit, COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, one decision stood out with major consequences for Africa: countries agreed on a new set of progress indicators.

Jan 8, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Saturday Citations: Missing dinosaurs, quiescent black holes and infectious fungi

Happy new year! If you're a redhead, the pigments in your hair are protecting you from cellular damage. A post-stroke injection comprising regenerative nanomaterial can protect the brain. And researchers have developed a ...

Jan 10, 2026 in Other Sciences