← Back to news

P

Phys.org RSS Feed

Can houseplants really purify the air in your home? What the science actually says

AI tool unifies fragmented cell maps into spatial atlases across tissues

New AI solution developed for smarter urban and climate planning

From pantry to pest control: Garlic kills the mood for mosquitoes as well

For years, reading struggles seemed obvious. This massive analysis points to a very different cause

Sharper brains switch to a 'not what you know, but who you know' mindset online and on social media, study shows

Mechanical method unlocks sunlight-driven wastewater cleanup

Harmless viruses trap Salmonella on flexible polymer in portable microfluidic sensor

Scientists uncover hidden parasite diversity in barb fish from the Sea of Galilee

Pilot whales are already 'shouting' at full volume, but one busy waterway is pushing them to the edge

The 'nostalgia effect': Scientists produce less disruptive work as they age

How soil bacteria help plants defend themselves against disease

Novel nanoparticle therapy using manganese could improve cancer treatment

Ultrasound waves rupture COVID-19 and flu viruses without damaging cells

A targeted 'off switch' in a plant's egg cell speeds up the breeding process

Ancient soil temperatures may have steered millet farming across Neolithic East Asia

Ultrahigh-energy cosmic messengers may carry ultraheavy secrets

Next-gen Mars helicopter rotor blades exceed Mach 1

Climate-driven extreme fire danger cannot be prevented by carbon neutrality alone, study warns

Gaming monkeys' curiosity: Japanese macaques actively explore moderately uncertain stimuli

Q&A: The political calculus—and actual math—of gerrymandering

More than one in three Norwegian dogs shows signs of tick-borne disease

Quantum metallurgy: Electron crystals deform and melt

Theoretical framework can predict how complex networks behave

How missing information can misinform

Tax cuts, access and quality of life shape startup-friendly smart cities

Why workplace change keeps failing: New framework says structure, not mindset, may be the real barrier

Modern experiments suggest rhino teeth may have been part of Neanderthal toolkits

Researchers combine five metals to build a better nanocrystal

Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves $3.75 in wildfire damages, study finds

Myanmar's devastating quake could reshape how California and other fault zones gauge future risk

Trafficked pangolin DNA reveals hotspots of illegal wildlife trade

Why plant extinctions may rise by 2100 even if species keep shifting ranges

Thawing Arctic soil awakens only half of soil microbes, new study reveals

Scientists unlock fungi's secret chemistry, offering a greener path to crop protection

LED light unlocks 3D optical fingerprints inside materials without lasers

How cells 'back up' DNA replication to survive severe damage

How evolution sculpts the facial shapes of birds and mammals

Mobile qubits on a chip move us a step closer to everyday quantum computers

Photonics advance could enable compact, high-performance lidar sensors

When faith meets a melting point: New study warns Hajj pilgrimage is breaching human survivability limits

Magnetic checkerboard separates microparticles by size and sends them along different paths

Team steers electron spin ballistically in graphene

Urban trees cool the world's cities more than we thought—but we can't rely on them alone

Ancient sea fossils indicate millipede and centipede ancestors evolved their legs while still underwater

Transcribing speech is never neutral—it shapes power and bias

Artificial intelligence may accelerate the path to radicalization

Countries must back commitments to transition from fossil fuels with action

Recreational fishing in the US catches far more fish than previously estimated

Archaeologists unearth evidence of dogs being traded within Mayan societies