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Phys.org / Previously unknown chemical pathway for air pollution particle formation uncovered
An atmospheric scientist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has helped uncover a previously unknown chemical pathway that plays a major role in the formation of air ...
Phys.org / A century's worth of data could help predict future solar cycle activity
Research conducted by an international team of astronomers from Southwest Research Institute, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences in India and the Max Planck Institute in Germany could help predict upcoming ...
Medical Xpress / B cells play a more sinister role than believed in progression of type 1 diabetes
A recent study by Vanderbilt Health researchers has revealed a greater, detrimental role for B lymphocytes (B cells) in the progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Tech Xplore / Thermomagnetic generator harvests ocean temperature differences to power maritime sensors
The key to future technologies can sometimes be found in the past. What Ravi Kishore is working to perfect, for example, has its origins in the 19th century imaginations of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.
Medical Xpress / Exposure to wildfire smoke late in pregnancy may raise autism risk in children
Exposure to wildfire smoke during the final months of pregnancy may raise the risk that a child is later diagnosed with autism, according to a new study led by Tulane University researchers.
Phys.org / ChatGPT found to reflect and intensify existing global social disparities
New research from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, and the University of Kentucky, finds that ChatGPT systematically favors wealthier, Western regions in response to questions ranging from "Where ...
Phys.org / Seawater microbes offer new, non-invasive way to detect coral disease
Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms in seawater surrounding corals provide a powerful indicator of ...
Phys.org / Deep in the Amazon, I discovered this monkey's ingenious survival tactic
Look down at the rainforest floor. Rotting flowers shift under the assault of tiny petal-eating beetles. Vividly colored fungi pop up everywhere like the strange sculptures of a madly productive ceramicist.
Phys.org / Physicists bridge worlds of quantum matter
A new unified theory connects two fundamental domains of modern quantum physics: It joins two opposite views of how a single exotic particle behaves in a many-body system, namely as a mobile or static impurity among a large ...
Tech Xplore / Lightweight sensor tech could eliminate need for toxic aircraft de-icing fluid
Ice detection technology developed by researchers at the University of Toronto could speed up the de-icing process for aircraft and other aerospace vehicles, helping to prevent costly flight delays.
Phys.org / Anglo-Saxon center unearthed near Skipsea castle
Archaeologists working near Skipsea Castle in East Yorkshire say a series of rare discoveries is transforming understanding of life in the centuries before the Norman Conquest.
Phys.org / By stoking the Greenland debate, the United States may actually be harming itself
As the US administration led by Donald Trump has continued to reassert its interest in owning Greenland, Europe has become more and more concerned about the security situation in the Arctic.
