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Phys.org / Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning
Torrential rain pummeled eastern Japan on Thursday, triggering landslides and power outages and prompting the weather authority to issue its highest-level heavy rain warning for the region for the first time.
Phys.org / Three days of Ontario wildfire smoke brought unhealthy air to 106 million person-days
Smoke from Canada's July wildfires exposed people across Canada and the United States to unhealthy, very unhealthy or hazardous air for nearly 106 million person-days between July 15–17. Over the peak impact period of July ...
Medical Xpress / Older Hispanic adults buffered against social isolation despite higher rates of sensory disabilities, study finds
Social isolation is a growing public health concern linked to higher rates of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, infectious disease, depression, anxiety and even premature death. Older adults report the highest rates ...
Phys.org / Teaching AI the biology of antibodies speeds drug discovery
Designing an effective antibody drug is like searching for the right key in a warehouse of locks. Scientists may begin with millions—or even billions—of antibody candidates, but only a tiny fraction will recognize and bind ...
Phys.org / How 'pioneering pairs' of ospreys drive population recovery
A new study by Bournemouth University (BU) has found that faster recovery of osprey populations relies on a small number of ospreys that, unlike most, prefer to nest away from others of the same species. These birds have ...
Phys.org / GPS tracking study reveals why invasive barred owls are winning the battle for California's old-growth forests
Newly published research offers some of the clearest evidence yet of why the invasive barred owl has become one of the greatest threats to the northern spotted owl and delivers encouraging evidence that managing barred owl ...
Medical Xpress / Professor becomes his own test subject in longevity study; biological age found to be 15 years younger
Most individuals encounter their health primarily through an annual health screening, which provides a limited snapshot of their health status. A new study by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore ...
Phys.org / Rechargeable nickel reservoir enables nitrile production in organic solvents
Inspired by pumped-storage hydropower, a nickel-based redox reservoir enables spontaneous nitrile synthesis in organic solvents, while hydrogen gas is produced separately.
Phys.org / One-step synthesis of catalysts that turn carbon dioxide into useful methane
A simple flame-synthesis method can produce highly active catalysts for converting carbon dioxide into methane, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. The team used flame-assisted spray pyrolysis to manufacture nickel–cerium ...
Medical Xpress / Pregnancy increases immune burden on women with arthritis and lupus
When a new life begins to grow in the mother's womb, the immune system must perform a demanding balancing act: It must tolerate the fetus, which is genetically half foreign, and at the same time protect the mother from infection. ...
Phys.org / Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat
Millions of people across Europe—particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain—baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heat wave picked up.
Tech Xplore / Simple robot design exceeds human hand in some core motions
The human hand is a dexterous and versatile machine. Scientists have conventionally tried to replicate these traits in robots by copying the biological mechanics of the hand, resulting in complex and difficult-to-control ...
