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Phys.org / Art festivals may revive island communities when tourism stays within local limits

Grounding intermittent art festivals such as the Setouchi Triennale within the resource capacities and social thresholds of the island communities that host them is a path to the sustainable, long-term revitalization of these ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago.

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Smarter fish farms could cut electricity use and CO₂ while keeping fish safe

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are attracting growing attention as a sustainable aquaculture technology that can reduce water use, control rearing conditions and lower environmental impacts by filtering and reusing ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Isotopic analysis may help police combat illegal timber trade in Amazon

A map showing the distribution of isotopes in Amazonian tree wood can help identify illegally harvested timber. By analyzing the ratio of different isotopes of elements such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and strontium, researchers ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Exacerbation risk profiles vary with house dust mite sensitization in pediatric asthma

For children with asthma, exacerbation risk is associated with distinct profiles depending on house dust mite (HDM) sensitization status, according to a study published online July 16 in the International Journal of Occupational ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Why is gaining citizen support for climate policies so difficult?

A study led by Marc Guinjoan, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the UAB, with researchers Toni Rodon of the UPF and Joel Ardiaca of the UB, reveals that citizen support for climate ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / New blazes in Greece as strong winds hamper firefighting

New wildfires fed by strong winds broke out in Greece on Friday, giving firefighters little respite and forcing Civil Protection officials to order the partial evacuation of part of a suburb west of Athens.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Liver tumors may depend on LARS to withstand stress and keep multiplying

Illinois researchers made a breakthrough discovery in the fight against liver cancer. Collaborators Lin-Feng Chen, Susan A. Martinis, and graduate student Xiaodan Lin found that decreasing protein levels of leucyl-tRNA synthetase ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / A single RNA-based therapeutics approach against multiple types of RNA viruses

The high frequency of RNA virus mutations and outbreaks of emerging RNA viral infections are challenging public health issues. Developing a drug that can overcome viral mutations with broad-spectrum antiviral activity is ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / New open-source software predicts energy transfer between tiny defects in solid materials

The performance of many next-generation devices depends on controlling how energy flows at extremely small scales. In the field of microelectronics—where devices continue to shrink and new materials are introduced—small imperfections ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Why your doctors keep leaving

If it feels harder to keep the same doctor, you're not imagining it. Health care leaders say retirements, burnout and changing workforce expectations are making it complicated to keep experienced clinicians in place.

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Agricultural waste could fuel protein-rich black soldier fly larvae for human foods

They're wriggly black grubs more commonly tossed to backyard hens than served at the dinner table, but black soldier fly larvae could soon play a key role in building a more sustainable food system, according to new research ...

23 hours ago