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Phys.org / Major river deltas are sinking faster than sea-level rise, study shows

A study published in Nature shows that many of the world's major river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of people in these regions.

14 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Analyzing Darwin's specimens without opening 200-year-old jars

Scientists have successfully analyzed Charles Darwin's original specimens from his HMS Beagle voyage (1831 to 1836) to the Galapagos Islands.

13 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / A CRISPR fingerprint of pathogenic C. auris fungi for precision diagnostics

Infection with the pathogenic yeast fungus Candida auris (C. auris) can wreak havoc on the health of hospital patients and residents of nursing homes, especially those who are already weakened by other illnesses. The pathogen ...

12 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / A pendulum-based system allows energy to be extracted from ocean currents

Converting the vibrations generated by water currents in contact with an object into energy. This is the basis of the new system designed by Francisco Huera, a researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the ...

13 hours ago in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Digital mark and data protection guidelines 'silence' on AI training prevents effective competition, experts warn

A "silence" in new data guidelines risks preventing fair competition in AI development and allows dominant firms to strengthen their artificial intelligence, experts have warned.

7 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / A 'cosmic clock' in tiny crystals reveals the rise and fall of Australia's ancient landscapes

Australia's iconic red landscapes have been home to Aboriginal culture and recorded in songlines for tens of thousands of years. But further clues to just how ancient this landscape is come from far beyond Earth: cosmic rays ...

13 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Faking a ketogenic diet may still get results—in fruit flies

Mimicking a ketogenic diet lengthens lifespan but reduces fertility in fruit flies, researchers at the University of Connecticut and Mount Holyoke College report in Developmental Biology. The study hints that there could ...

12 hours ago in Medical research
Phys.org / Physics of foam strangely resembles AI training

Foams are everywhere: soap suds, shaving cream, whipped toppings and food emulsions like mayonnaise. For decades, scientists believed that foams behave like glass, their microscopic components trapped in static, disordered ...

15 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / An earthquake on a chip: New tech could make smartphones smaller, faster

A team of engineers has made major strides in generating the tiniest earthquakes imaginable. The team's device, known as a surface acoustic wave phonon laser, could one day help scientists make more sophisticated versions ...

14 hours ago in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Alcohol treatment twice as likely to fail in adolescents who are not in employment, education or training

Alcohol treatment for adolescents in England who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) is more than twice as likely to fail than compared to those who are, University of Manchester researchers have found.

7 hours ago in Addiction
Medical Xpress / Surgery is no more effective than six weeks in a cast for unstable ankle fractures, clinical trial finds

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment-related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published in The BMJ.

Medical Xpress / How psoriasis affects joints: Researchers discover how inflammatory cells migrate from the skin

Approximately 20% to 30% of all people who suffer from psoriasis also develop painful inflammation in their joints over time. If left untreated, this condition known as psoriatic arthritis can lead to permanent damage to ...

13 hours ago in Arthritis & Rheumatism