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Phys.org / New fossil lungfish from Yunnan sheds light on critical stage of early vertebrate evolution
A research team led by Prof. Zhu Min—a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and affiliated with the CAS Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP)—has identified a new species of fossil ...
Phys.org / Fruit ripeness predicted by reading leaf chemistry: Light-based technique avoids crop loss
How can you tell if fruit has reached its optimal ripeness without picking it, touching it or carrying out any test that might damage it? A research team from the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry at ...
Phys.org / A 3D-printed Christmas tree made entirely of ice
A team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam's Institute of Physics has 3D-printed a Christmas tree made entirely of ice. Researchers Menno Demmenie, Stefan Kooij and Daniel Bonn used no freezing technology or refrigeration ...
Phys.org / Metabolic analyses of animal fossils help scientists reconstruct million-year-old environments
For the first time, scientists have analyzed metabolism-related molecules from the fossilized bones of animals that lived 1.3 to 3 million years ago, revealing insights about both the animals and their environments.
Phys.org / GoMars model simulates 50-year Martian dust cycle
Mars is a dusty planet dominated by vast, dry deserts, with no easily accessible sources of liquid water. Much like on Earth, dust is lifted from Mars's surface by wind and rotating air columns, transported through the atmosphere, ...
Phys.org / Subsystem resetting: Researchers discover a new route to control phase transitions in complex systems
Researchers in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have discovered that instead of manipulating every component or modifying interactions in a many-body system, ...
Phys.org / Novel AI platform accelerates discovery of chemical catalysts for industry
CatDRX is a generative AI framework developed at Institute of Science Tokyo, which enables the design of new chemical catalysts based on the specific chemical reactions in which they are used. The model learns from large ...
Phys.org / 3D analysis of wrist ligaments reveals locomotion clues in human ancestors
When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for understanding the evolution of bipedalism—focusing mainly on muscle insertion sites. However, the potential ...
Phys.org / Spot the males: New gene-editing method could transform mosquito control
Researchers have developed a new "color-coded" genetic method that makes it easy to distinguish male and female mosquitoes. This innovation can help solve a major bottleneck in mosquito control strategies that rely on releasing ...
Phys.org / Could police crackdowns actually help criminal networks?
Criminal networks are known for their ability to reorganize and continue operating even after major law enforcement crackdowns. New research from the University of Amsterdam's Informatics Institute and Institute for Advanced ...
Phys.org / Young shark species more vulnerable to extinction, fossil record reveals
Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability. This has been the assumption of an old debate on whether species' age plays a role in extinction ...
Phys.org / Engineered proteins enable smartphone-based detection of specific DNA sequences
Imagine a container of tomatoes arriving at the container terminal in Aarhus. The papers state that the tomatoes are from Spain, but in reality, we have no way of knowing if that is true.
