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Precipitation may brighten Colorado River"s future, says modeling study

The Colorado River's future may be a little brighter than expected, according to a new modeling study from CIRES researchers. Warming temperatures, which deplete water in the river, have raised doubts the Colorado River could recover from a multi-dec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 1st, 2024

NASA payload aims to probe moon"s depths to study heat flow

Earth's nearest neighboring body in the solar system is its moon, yet to date, humans have physically explored just 5% of its surface. It wasn't until 2023—building on Apollo-era data and more detailed studies made in 2011–2012 by NASA's automate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News1 hr. 19 min. ago

A new way of thinking about skyrmion motion could lead to more robust electronics

The future storage and processing of data stand to benefit greatly from tiny magnetic whirlpools known as skyrmions, which are robust against noise and may be useful in lower power consumption devices. The development of skyrmion-based technologies h.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News1 hr. 19 min. ago

Nanoliposomes pave way for treatment of rare genetic disorder

An international research team has developed a new therapy based on nanotechnology called nanoGLA for the treatment of Fabry disease. The new therapeutic solution has shown remarkable efficacy in preclinical studies. The study was published this Dece.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News1 hr. 19 min. ago

Arctic Siberia summers were up to 10°C warmer than today during the Last Interglacial, study finds

Interglacials are, as the name suggests, warm periods between planetary glaciations when the expanse of ice on Earth shrinks. Currently, we are in an 11,000 year-long interglacial period known as the Holocene. Prior to this, the Last Interglacial occ.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News1 hr. 51 min. ago

Study reveals how transcription factors navigate DNA architecture to shape cellular identity

A new study led by Prof. Yosef Buganim from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dr. Abdenour Soufi from the University of Edinburgh reveals how transcription factors (TFs)—key proteins that regulate gene activity—navigate DNA and chromatin str.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News1 hr. 51 min. ago

First-of-its-kind study uses remote sensing to monitor plastic debris in rivers and lakes

A first-of-its-kind study from researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how remote sensing can help monitor and remove plastic debris from freshwater environments like the Mississippi River......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News1 hr. 51 min. ago

Study reveals how global connections boost city economies

As city population grows, so does violent crime, contagious diseases, and per-capita GDP. A significant body of research has investigated what drives this scaling relationship, examining factors within a city......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News3 hr. 51 min. ago

New software unlocks secrets of cell signaling, showing realistic simulations

Researchers at University of California San Diego have developed and tested a new software package, called Spatial Modeling Algorithms for Reactions and Transport (SMART), that can realistically simulate cell-signaling networks—the complex systems.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News6 hr. 19 min. ago

Advance in photochemical water oxidation enhances sustainable energy potential

With the global shift towards sustainable and renewable energy, the urgency to develop efficient methods for producing clean energy has never been greater. Imagine a future where the energy that powers our homes and cities comes from one of the plane.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News18 hr. 51 min. ago

Parental identity, not ethnicity, influences education spending patterns: Study

How much parents spend on their children's education has a big impact on family well-being and a country's overall development. While past studies have suggested that ethnic and racial backgrounds affect this spending, they lacked solid experimental.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News18 hr. 51 min. ago

Boomerang workers: helpful returnees or resented colleagues?

While movement from job to job throughout one's career is expected, little research has evaluated the effects of hiring boomerang workers—those who return to a former employer. A new study by a University of California, Davis, researcher and collea.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News18 hr. 51 min. ago

Study finds aquatic vegetation removal benefits health and economy

Turning aquatic vegetation near agricultural land into compost simultaneously eradicates habitat for disease-carrying snails while improving agricultural output and increasing incomes in northern Senegal, Cornell researchers have found......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News18 hr. 51 min. ago

Researchers identify 35 new lizard species on Caribbean islands

A new scientific study from Temple University's College of Science and Technology (CST) has identified 35 new species of forest lizards, all from islands in the Caribbean. However, that same study has also found that these species of lizards won't be.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News18 hr. 51 min. ago

Arm and Qualcomm fight in court over the future of Snapdragon X Elite chips

At issue: Arm SoC designs that Qualcomm acquired when it bought Nuvia in 2021. Arm and Qualcomm's dispute over Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chips is continuing in court this week.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News19 hr. 51 min. ago

Potentially harmful bacteria can slip through antimicrobial showerheads, study finds

To guard against harmful waterborne pathogens, many consumers, including managers of health-care facilities, install antimicrobial silver-containing showerheads. But in ACS ES&T Water, researchers now report that these fixtures are no "silver bullet......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 51 min. ago

Political branding is not connecting with young voters, study finds

A recent study examining how young people interpret political brands through the context of brand image, has found there is little differentiation, identification and connection between young voters and politicians......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

How bad will it get? Political scientists have a pessimism bias, study finds

The past decade has seen historic challenges for U.S. democracy and an intense focus by scholars on events that seem to signal democratic decline. But new research released Dec. 17 finds that a bias toward pessimism among U.S. political scientists of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Study examines ex-ultra-Orthodox use of social media to cope with their new path in life

Ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) who decide to leave the community and disaffiliate are at a stressful crossroads in their life. Many leave close-knit communities for an initially lonely path in a world they may not be very familiar with......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Swedish oak forests study reveals unexpected patterns in biodiversity, poses challenge for conservation

A new study from Linnaeus University reports that plant and insect diversity in Swedish oak forests increases toward the north. This finding contrasts with established global biodiversity patterns and poses a challenge for the development of climate-.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024