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Phys.org / Space station dust maps slash climate uncertainty over iron-rich particles

New research from a team of scientists led by Cornell is transforming how researchers understand one of the atmosphere's most abundant and least understood constituents: mineral dust.

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds

The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent college graduates, a study released Monday has ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Cold-grown plankton shells sharpen Arctic climate reconstructions

Researchers at iC3 have found a way to improve records of past high latitude ocean change using tiny plankton shells called foraminifera. By growing these foraminifera under controlled cold-water conditions, the team has ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Low-cost workflow creates 100,000 uniform cell capsules with standard lab tools

Cells are typically studied outside the body under controlled laboratory conditions. However, conventional flat cell culture methods do not fully reproduce the complex three-dimensional environments that cells experience ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers discover how to turn one germ's drug resistance into an Achilles' heel

Decades of reliance on the antibiotic rifampicin have fueled the rise of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). But as the bacterium mutates to protect itself from the drug, it also creates new weak points that ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient land plant reveals the evolution of a 400‑million‑year‑old UV‑B protection system

Sunlight provides the energy necessary for photosynthesis and growth, but it also exposes plants to harmful ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation. Plants must therefore strike a delicate balance between growth and protection. By ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Better math discriminates exotic from classical materials

The planar Hall effect is a tabletop diagnostic tool for special quantum properties useful in basic research and technological applications. Or so it was thought, because careful calculation by Kobe University researchers ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / How drought rewires roots, cutting iron uptake across major food crops

New research by scientists at the University of Calgary has found that plants, ranging from canola to rice to tomatoes, actively shut down their own ability to take up iron when they experience drought. It's a finding that ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Fifty-year protein mystery breaks open as acid-driven water loss comes into view

Proteins systematically lose their protective hydration shell when their environment becomes more acidic. Until recently, this was just a theory. State-of-the-art imaging techniques have helped researchers at Martin Luther ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / 'Molecular movie' technology reveals a better way to thwart environmental pollutant

The latest production from the "molecular movie" imaging technology developed at Oregon State University is a new, inexpensive way of dealing with a common environmental pollutant. Based on short-pulse lasers, the imaging ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Atmospheric wave theory falls short in explaining rising extreme weather, study suggests

Across much of the northern hemisphere, extreme weather events like heat waves and heavy precipitation have increased in frequency and severity over the last several decades. A new study from the Harvard John A. Paulson School ...

Jun 1, 2026
Phys.org / Box jellyfish reveal secret life cycle with implications for coastal safety

Box jellyfish are often feared as dangerous animals, with some species capable of causing severe or even fatal stings. However, box jellyfish nematocysts—organelles responsible for this toxic sting—are theorized to also play ...

Jun 1, 2026