Phys.org – Ecology
Undersea mountains are key ‘hubs’ for sharks
Undersea mountains are key locations for predators—with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.This post was originally published on this site
Month: February 2025
Phys.org – Economics & Business
‘Work flow’ music designed to improve performance does just that
A small team of neuroscientists, psychologists and musicologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. reports that music created specifically to enhance work performance does just that. In their study, published in the open-access journal […]
Phys.org – Astronomy
FAST uncovers emission properties of three long-period pulsars
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have investigated the emission properties of three long-period pulsars. Results of the observational campaign are presented in a research paper published Feb. 6 on the arXiv […]
Phys.org – Ecology
Climate change threatens global cocoa production: New study highlights pollination-based solutions
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports a global chocolate industry valued at over USD 100 billion annually. The combination of millions […]
Phys.org – Astronomy
From collisions to stellar cannibalism—the surprising diversity of exploding white dwarfs
Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen astronomical sky survey. Their findings […]
TechXplore.com - Technology
Machine learning transforms mini biohybrid ray design, doubling swimming efficiency
A new study shows an application of machine-learning directed optimization (ML-DO) that efficiently searches for high-performance design configurations in the context of biohybrid robots. Applying a machine learning approach, the researchers created mini biohybrid rays […]
Phys.org – Biotechnology
Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster
Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean. Researchers at the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa have recently discovered that many species of fungi […]
Phys.org – Ecology
Carbonate-dissolving microorganisms could be key to sustainable bioenergy
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team has identified new microscopic players in the global carbon cycle, a discovery that paints a clearer picture of carbon flow through the environment and provides key information for the […]
Phys.org – Astronomy
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. But the chance of an impact is still quite slim.This post […]
Phys.org – Ecology
Consumption-driven deforestation threatens 7,600 forest-dependent species worldwide
Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing forests to grow crops or harvest timber. While countries often degrade ecosystems within their own borders […]