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Phys.org / Reduce rust by dumping your wok twice, and other kitchen tips

When you reach the bottom of a container of milk or honey, you might be tempted to tip the container over to get that last pesky little bit out. After all, you only need another teaspoon for that recipe, and you're sure it's ...

13 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Hubble and Euclid zoom into cosmic eye

For this month's ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month, NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope is joined by ESA's Euclid to create a new view of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat's Eye Nebula, also known ...

3 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Exploring why people with autism may be more likely to get Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the University of Missouri may have uncovered a clue explaining why young adults with autism are roughly six times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease later in life. In a recent study, Mizzou researchers ...

11 hours ago in Autism spectrum disorders
Phys.org / Poking a nanostring: Scientists uncover energy cascades in tiny resonators

Scientists at TU Delft have designed a nanostring that, when poked, doesn't lose its energy to the environment immediately. Instead, the energy leaks out within the string, triggering a cascade of distinct vibrational modes. ...

5 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Key DNA changes in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease identified

In a study published in Nature Communications, Mayo Clinic researchers have identified specific DNA-level changes in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using advanced biological analysis, the team mapped ...

11 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / 70-year field study finds fertilizer imbalance can halve mycorrhizal fungi

Almost all plants live in close symbiosis with so-called mycorrhizal fungi—an important symbiosis for absorbing essential nutrients. In their new study, a team led by ecologist Christina Kaiser from the Center for Microbiology ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Asteroid Ryugu samples offer new insights into early solar system magnetism

To uncover the history of our solar system, it is necessary to study the dynamic evolution of the ancient solar nebula materials. These materials interacted and coevolved with the weak but widespread magnetic field of the ...

13 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Did plants nearly wipe out all marine life on Earth—twice?

UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Thomas Algeo has been studying the planet's five major mass extinctions since the Ordovician Period, when global sea levels were much higher than today. In a paper published in Nature ...

14 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Jackdaw chicks listen to adults to learn about predators

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests—and paired the sounds with either adult jackdaw "alarm" calls or "contact" ...

5 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Ancient plant-eater with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth was a 'living fossil' in its own time

In a dry riverbed in Brazil, in a dense forest near the Amazon, a team of paleontologists found a fossilized jawbone from an ancient animal. Over the course of their fieldwork, they found eight similar bones, each around ...

5 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Honey from Australian wildflowers has potent power to kill bacteria

Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds. Archaeological evidence shows humans have been harvesting and collecting honey for thousands of years—and ...

3 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands

Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, ...

8 hours ago in Astronomy & Space