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Phys.org / How hidden lakes threaten Antarctic ice sheet stability
For decades, satellites have played a crucial role in our understanding of the remote polar regions. The ongoing loss of Antarctic ice, due to the climate crisis, is, sadly, no longer surprising. However, satellites do more ...
Phys.org / 3D-printed skin imitation equipped with living cells could replace animal testing
Directive 2010/63/EU laid down restrictions on animal testing for the testing of cosmetics and their ingredients throughout the EU. Therefore, there is an intense search for alternatives to test the absorption and toxicity ...
Phys.org / Jumbo phages infect cells with a protective cloaking mechanism, researchers discover
In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections. The rising antibiotic resistance crisis poses a significant public health threat in hospitals and ...
Phys.org / Electrochemical method supports nitrogen circular economy
Imagine a world where industrial waste isn't just reduced, it's turned into something useful. This kind of circular economy is already in the works for carbon. Now, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed ...
Phys.org / Ocean mixing intensifies central Pacific ENSO via diabatic heating, study reveals
The El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most influential interannual climate phenomena in the global ocean-atmospheric system, with profound impacts on weather patterns, particularly in the Asia-Pacific ...
Phys.org / E. coli evolutionary map could lead to precision medicine against antibiotic resistance
The first-of-its-kind in-depth bacterial evolutionary map could pave the way for the development of precision treatments for certain antibiotic-resistant infections, such as urinary tract infections.
Phys.org / Resolving a key to enterovirus infection: Receptor protein discovery could aid future vaccine design
Researchers found a protein that's essential for an enterovirus to enter human cells. Although not the infamous example—that title goes to poliovirus—other enteroviruses such as enterovirus D68 can cause similar paralytic ...
Phys.org / Extracellular vesicles as a cellular tracking tool could yield new therapies for polycystic kidney disease
For patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder that ravages the waste-removing organ with cysts, dialysis and transplantation are among the only treatments.
Phys.org / New computer model reveals how Bronze Age Scandinavians could have crossed the sea
People living in Bronze Age-era Denmark may have been able to travel to Norway directly over the open sea, according to a study published in PLOS One by Boel Bengtsson from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and colleagues. ...
Phys.org / Hunga volcano eruption's unexpected Southern Hemisphere cooling effect challenges geoengineering assumptions
When Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists expected that it would spew enough water vapor into the stratosphere to push global temperatures ...
Phys.org / Biodegradable nails make manicures more sustainable
Sit down, relax and get your nails done at the sustainability salon. In a new study, a team of researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder's ATLAS Institute has designed a new kind of press-on nails that are biodegradable, ...
Phys.org / Repurposed smartphone camera sensors create real-time, high-resolution imaging of antiproton annihilations
Did you know that the camera sensor in your smartphone could help unlock the secrets of antimatter? The AEgIS collaboration, led by Professor Christoph Hugenschmidt's team from the research neutron source FRM II at the Technical ...