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Phys.org / Field trials support oil-rich sorghum as a potential sustainable aviation fuel feedstock
In a new study by the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), researchers evaluated oil sorghum lines in Nebraska and Illinois over two years to quantify genotype-by-environment effects on agronomic ...
Phys.org / Multiple threats endanger the world's rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals
Deep in the forests of North Sumatra, Indonesia, lives the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), the world's rarest great ape. Fewer than 800 individuals remain, confined to the Batang Toru ecosystem, a landscape that ...
Phys.org / Are summer holidays good for children? It's time researchers asked them
When academic research has explored the impact of school summer vacations, it has often focused on the costs to parents and children's learning and health.
Phys.org / Why life's hardships may make conspiracy theories more appealing
People who experience greater hardship throughout their lives may become more susceptible to conspiracy theories when those experiences lead them to see the world as fundamentally unfair, according to new research.
Phys.org / Do aging microplastics increase environmental risks from organic contaminants? Study suggests less than expected
Researchers find that soil aging of polyethylene microplastics has only a limited effect on their interactions with organic contaminants. Scientists have long worried that aging microplastics in soil could become increasingly ...
Medical Xpress / Feeling unwell after taking medicine? Here's how to report it
Take a medicine and start feeling a bit off, and it's easy to assume you're imagining it. Sometimes you're not.
Medical Xpress / Medical AI benefits vary by expertise, with nonexperts more easily misled
A one-size-fits-all approach likely isn't the best strategy when designing artificial intelligence systems that assist users in disease diagnosis.
Medical Xpress / No evidence that continuous glucose monitors improve health in people without diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) were originally developed for people with type 1 diabetes and are now widely used by many people with type 2 diabetes. In recent years, the technology has become an increasingly popular ...
Phys.org / Mapping the upper atmosphere with public Starlink satellite data
The space around Earth is becoming increasingly crowded, with thousands of satellites and pieces of debris now sharing low Earth orbit. Even above this region—at altitudes of several hundred kilometers—the extremely thin ...
Phys.org / AI tool may fix chemical plants' blueprints
When Northeastern University industrial engineering student Sierre Ternoey started her research position in Aachen, Germany, she was challenged to fix an issue that frustrates chemical engineers worldwide.
Medical Xpress / Almost half of child mental health patients need adult specialist care
Four in 10 children who attend Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Scotland go on to attend specialist psychiatric services as adults, according to new research. This figure increases for teenagers, with ...
Medical Xpress / There are new blood tests for Alzheimer's. Should I have one?
Australians have seen a flurry of headlines announcing the arrival of blood tests for Alzheimer's disease.
