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Phys.org / Algorithms reveal how propane becomes propylene for everyday products
Countless everyday products, from plastic squeeze bottles to outdoor furniture, are derived by first turning propane into propylene.
Phys.org / Eggplant pangenome and panphenome reveal diversity and adaptation potential
An international research collaboration, including INRAE, has published the complete set of genes (pangenome) and agronomic traits (panphenome) of the eggplant. Beyond the genome, this comprehensive collection encompasses ...
Phys.org / Exploring the origin of a distant Type Ibn supernova found far from its host galaxy
An international team of astronomers has performed photometric and spectroscopic observations of a distant Type Ibn supernova known as SN 2024acyl. Results of the observational campaign, published November 6 on the arXiv ...
Phys.org / Putting less meat and more legumes in school menus reduces environmental impact by up to 50%
The transition to healthy diets with a low environmental impact is crucial to achieving sustainable food systems and reducing health problems. In this context, dietary guidelines for schools can encourage eating behaviors ...
Phys.org / Mechanistic model can predict biological community development across ecosystems
Biological communities are rarely stable. Their composition is constantly changing, depending on the environmental conditions in the respective ecosystems—and sometimes this change is so vast that individual species completely ...
Phys.org / Wild birds are driving the current US bird flu outbreak
Since late 2021, a panzootic, or "a pandemic in animals," of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals. Unlike previous outbreaks, aggressive culling of domestic birds has ...
Phys.org / Unified model may explain vibrational anomalies in solids
Phonons are sound particles or quantized vibrations of atoms in solid materials. The Debye model, a theory introduced by physicist Peter Debye in 1912, describes the contribution of phonons to the specific heat of materials ...
Phys.org / Qu-based brewing in Bronze Age China: Pottery residue offers insights into Mogou mortuary rituals
In a study by Dr. Yinzhi Cui and his colleagues published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, the contents of 42 pottery vessels from the Bronze Age site of Mogou were analyzed.
Phys.org / New biosensor technology maps enzyme mystery inside cells
Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where kinases—enzymes that control nearly all cellular processes—turn on and off inside living cells.
Phys.org / Genetically engineered virus acts as 'smart sponge' to extract rare earth elements from water
Today's high-tech electronics and green energy technologies would not function without rare earth elements (REEs). These 17 metals possess unique properties essential to creating items like the phosphors that illuminate our ...
Phys.org / How algae helped some life outlast extinction
Earth's largest mass extinction occurred about 252 million years ago, wiping out the majority of marine and terrestrial life, disrupting the global carbon cycle for several hundred thousand years, and earning the title "the ...
Phys.org / The hidden impacts of drinking-water treatment on urban streams
Aging lead-pipe drinking water systems, along with the public health measures implemented to reduce their risks, are reshaping the chemistry and health of nearby urban streams. New research from University of Pittsburgh biogeochemists, ...
