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Research uncovers how barred owls interact with urban areas and why it matters

Novel research published in Ornithological Applications has revealed noteworthy insights into how barred owls (Strix varia) interact with urban environments, with implications for both wildlife conservation and urban planning......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 11th, 2024

Unlike other insects, desert ants may use polarity of geomagnetic field for navigation

Desert ants of the Cataglyphis nodus species use the Earth's magnetic field for spatial orientation, but these tiny insects rely on a different component of the field than other insects, a research team led by Dr. Pauline Fleischmann from the Univers.....»»

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High heat is preferentially killing the young, not the old, research finds

Many recent studies assume that elderly people are at particular risk of dying from extreme heat as the planet warms. A new study of mortality in Mexico turns this assumption on its head: it shows that 75% of heat-related deaths are occurring among p.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Interdisciplinary research reveals impressive adaptation mechanisms of microscopic algae

Researchers from the University of Jena and the Leibniz Institutes in Jena have published new findings on the adaptability of the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The interdisciplinary study, largely carried out by scientists from the Cluster of.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Discovery of diverse daphnane diterpenoids in Daphne pontica

A research group led by Professor Wei Li from the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University in collaboration with the Faculty of Pharmacy at Ankara University and Ankara Medipol University in Turkey revealed the.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Beaver survey aims to show the urban benefits of Chicago"s "ecosystem engineers"

As the boat zipped down the Chicago River on a nippy November morning, Sammie Clark stood up and pointed at a creature swimming in the water, its brown fur slick and its head bobbing just above the surface. It kept close to the edge, a sheet metal wa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Bad weather led Dutch East India Company ship into Western Australian coast, archaeologists find

The Dutch East India Company ship, the Zuytdorp, likely crashed into the shore of Western Australia in 1712 due to a storm and not bad navigation, new research has found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

NASA flights map critical minerals from skies above western US

On a crystal-clear afternoon above a desert ghost town, a NASA aircraft scoured the ground for minerals. The plane, a high-altitude ER-2 research aircraft, had taken off early that morning from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Cali.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Extensive antimicrobial usage sparks warning over increased resistance in locations across Australia

University of Queensland research has found antimicrobial usage is significantly higher in affluent communities in Australia. Samples have been collected from 50 wastewater treatment plants in locations across Australia servicing about 11.3 million p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Copenhagen takes on its biggest climate threat—water

In low-lying Copenhagen where rising sea levels, groundwater and rainfall pose a risk to infrastructure, the Danish capital is trying to adapt and protect urban areas from climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Cold storage and CO₂ extend life of Asian hornet baits for battling invasive species

A research group has found the key to solving one of the main problems in the fight against the Asian hornet: the limited time the baits can be used. This work, published in the Microchemical Journal, established that when stored under cold condition.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Solving waste plastic processing with heat circulation: Researchers develop large-scale pyrolysis process

Dr. Byungwook Hwang's research team from the CCS Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a process that applies the circulating fluidized bed technology, commonly used in coal-fired power plant.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

When rescue from modern slavery does not mean freedom: Research flags harsh reality of post-rescue life

People freed from modern slavery are often cast into years of bureaucratic wrangling and legal limbo or forced back into exploitative work, highlighting the need for anti-trafficking organizations to give greater focus to post-rescue support, new res.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Method enhances solubility of pea protein for use in food and beverages

Research conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo state, Brazil, shows that heat treatment of pea protein and addition of guarana extract result in a compound with significant potential to be used as an ingredient of plan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Mangroves save $855 billion in flood protection globally, report finds

Mangroves have been shown to provide $855 billion in flood protection services worldwide, according to a new study from the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz. The research, conducted by project co-lead, Pelayo Menendez and center.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Experiments provide evidence that interaction of light with a hydrocarbon molecule produces strained molecular rings

When molecules interact with ultraviolet (UV) light, they can change shape quickly, producing strain—stress in a molecule's chemical structure due to an increase in the molecule's internal energy. These processes typically take just tens of picosec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Environmental pollutant decreases by half after passing through digestive tract of marine worm in Japan, study finds

Dr. Atsuko Nishigaki and their research team from Toho University, discovered that the marine worm Marphysa sp. E, an annelid living in the tidal flat sediments of Tokyo Bay, rapidly decreased the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PA.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

X-ray data-enhanced computational method can determine crystal structures of multiphase materials

A joint research team led by Yuuki Kubo and Shiji Tsuneyuki of the University of Tokyo has developed a new computational method that can efficiently determine the crystal structures of multiphase materials, powders that contain more than one type of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Researchers crack the code of how fish embryos actively control their hatch timing

Dr. Matan Golan of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Agricultural Research Organization—Volcani Institute led a team of researchers who uncovered how fish embryos determine the ideal moment to hatch......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

That"s no straw: Hummingbirds evolved surprisingly flexible bills to help them drink nectar

Hummingbird bills—their long, thin beaks—look a little like drinking straws. The frenetic speed at which they get nectar out of flowers and backyard feeders may give the impression that the bills act as straws, too. But new research shows just ho.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

AI-based chatbot make recommendations for bioimage analysis

Scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), together with a research team from Ericsson and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, have developed an artificial intelligence–based software program that can search for informati.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024