physics

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Public health strategies among young people must address violence against women and risky sexual practices associated with pornography exposure, Queensland University of Technology researchers say in new research. The researchers from the QUT School of Justice, Professor Michael Flood and Ph.D. candidates Maree Crabbe and Kelsey Adams, drew on a nationally … Read more

Credit: Journal of Heredity (2023). DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esad081 Cape lions used to roam the Cape Flats grassland plains of South Africa, in what is now known as Western Cape Providence. When Europeans arrived in South Africa in the mid-1600s, Cape lions, along with many other African carnivores and herbivores, were hunted as agricultural practice to protect … Read more

Benefits observed in human health chatgroups are also emerging in plant health, the scientists say. Credit: CABI A CABI-led study has revealed that there is evidence of the benefits of chatgroups to human health, which can also be replicated in plant health. The research analyzed the opportunities and pitfalls of using chat groups for plant … Read more

Credit: AI-generated image Researchers can now point to two competencies that owner-managers must possess for their firms to experience growth: matching competence and governance competence. In a recent study published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, the team also found owner–managers from family firms often find it challenging to leverage their governance competence to achieve growth, … Read more

Schematic illustration of different types of carbon supports used in electrocatalysis, including graphene, carbon nanotube (CNT), C60, carbon aerogel, carbon fiber/cloth, mesoporous carbon, and carbon black (CB) (color online). Credit: Science China Press Carbon materials, due to their appropriate physicochemical characteristics such as high surface area, adjustable pore structure, variable morphology, and multifunctional surface properties … Read more

The World Meteorological Organization confirmed that 2023 was by far the hottest year ever recorded. Global temperatures “smashed” heat records last year, as heat waves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday—warning 2024 was likely to be even hotter. The annual State of the Climate report by the UN … Read more

Flaco, an escaped Eurasian eagle-owl, in Central Park. Credit: Rhododendrites, Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 The recent death of Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from New York City’s famed Central Park Zoo last year, brought new attention to the issue of bird strikes: Experts estimate that roughly a billion birds die in the U.S. … Read more

Record-breaking temperatures during the heatwave on 6 February 2020. Credit: González-Herrero et al. (2022) In recent years, Antarctica has experienced a series of unprecedented heat waves. On 6 February 2020, temperatures of 18.3°C were recorded, the highest ever seen on the continent, beating the previous record of 17.5°C which had only been set a few … Read more

Clownfish is an example of a species that can change sex from male to female during their lifecycle. A new model predicts that male-beneficial genetic variants will tend to dominate in them. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A model developed by RIKEN researchers incorporates species that change sex during their life cycles for the first time, … Read more

The TP molecule electrons were precisely observed using two-photon (2PPE) photoemission spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and low-energy electron diffraction. Credit: Masahiro Shibuta, Osaka Metropolitan University Organic electronics is a field that has garnered significant interest in academic and industrial circles due to its potential applications in OLEDs and organic solar cells, offering advantages such as … Read more