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Phys.org / A multitude of protoplanetary disks detected in the Milky Way's galactic center
For decades, astronomers have discovered hundreds of protoplanetary disks—structures believed to represent the early stages of our own solar system. However, most of these discoveries lie within our neighborhood, which ...
Phys.org / Orange cats come with genetic twist: X-linked mutation points to new mechanism for coloring
From Tama, Japan's most famous stationmaster calico cat, to the lasagna-loving, ginger Garfield, cats with orange fur are both cultural icons and beloved pets. But their distinctive color comes with a genetic twist—most ...
Phys.org / Improved model system allows researchers to study embryo development
Research from Ph.D. candidate Bohan Chen in the lab of Idse Heemskerk of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan Medical School and their colleagues improves upon a popular experimental ...
Phys.org / Q&A: Reawakening 'sleeping' crops to combat today's climate crisis
Schoolchildren in America learn the story of the "three sisters" in agriculture: how Indigenous peoples planted corn, beans and squash in the same plots because these plants thrive together better than when they are planted ...
Phys.org / An ancient warming event may have lasted longer than we thought
Fifty-six million years ago, during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), global temperatures rose by more than 5°C over 100,000 or more years. Between 3,000 and 20,000 petagrams of carbon were released into the atmosphere ...
Phys.org / How to reclaim space for civil society in times of democratic decline
In a time when civil society voices are increasingly dismissed as radical or disloyal, new research led by Ph.D. student Lee Aldar and Professor Eran Halperin at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, found that a discourse ...
Phys.org / Deploying a practical solution to space debris
At this moment, there are approximately 35,000 tracked human-generated objects in orbit around Earth. Of these, only about one-third are active payloads: science and communications satellites, research experiments, and other ...
Phys.org / Ancient amber may contain traces of tsunamis
Amber deposits found in ancient deep-sea sediment may represent one of the oldest records to date of a tsunami, suggests research published in Scientific Reports. The study describes large amber deposits discovered on Hokkaido ...
Phys.org / Applicability of a key quantum law extended to simulation conditions for systems with long-range interactions
By extending a key law in quantum information to systems with long-range interactions, RIKEN physicists have enhanced its usefulness. This advance could help to design better quantum computers.
Phys.org / Naturally occurring clay material has sought-after properties for use in quantum technology
In the future, quantum technology will become the standard for extremely fast computers. These kinds of machines will be important in everything from space technology to mineral exploration and the development of new medicines.
Phys.org / Wildfire smoke infiltrates homes: More than 1 billion people faced high indoor exposure from 2003 to 2022, study finds
A small team of architects and environmental scientists from Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, both in China, has estimated that more than 1 billion people worldwide were exposed to wildfire particulate ...
Phys.org / Deep learning method identifies transition states in protein conformational changes
In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison introduced a deep learning method capable of automatically identifying transition states in protein conformational changes, ...
