The Brutalist Report

Phys

• China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality' [15d]
• Cracked earth in Greece's saffron heartland as drought takes toll [15d]
• Philippines cleans up after Typhoon Yinxing slams north coast [15d]
• Improving pulse flours for consumer use: Using synchrotron light to determine optimal particle size for milling [15d]
• Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef islands, research warns [16d]
• Cliff-top sites preserve ancient Aboriginal heritage on the River Murray [16d]
• The rise of color vision in animals: Study maps dramatic 100-million-year explosion in color signals [16d]
• Battling air pollution may contribute to climate change by impacting soil carbon storage [16d]
• How prisons fall short in protecting the incarcerated from climate disasters [16d]
• Indigenous elders and ritual specialists help to unlock the meaning of ancient Amazonian rock art [16d]
• Thousands told to flee wildfire near Los Angeles [16d]
• Incorporating cultural and recreational ecosystem services of freshwater within Israel's water economy [16d]
• US town on alert after 43 monkeys escape research facility [16d]
• Advances in plate tectonics research provide a new view of deep Earth's carbon emissions [16d]
• Plastics pollution worsens the impacts of all planetary boundaries, new study says [16d]
• A green, scalable synthesis approach addresses the challenges of semiconductor-based photocatalysis [16d]
• Team investigates population genetic characteristics of two hybrid crucian carp strains [16d]
• Spiders forage for prey rich in specific nutrients depending on species, life stage and sex [16d]
• Image: Astronaut captures photo of Earth from the International Space Station [16d]
• Hurricane Helene's gravity waves revealed by NASA's AWE [16d]
• Chernobyl frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of accelerated aging or increased stress hormone levels [16d]
• Survey shows nuclear taboo remains strong among Americans [16d]
• History book looks at Brazil's longest-lasting maroon society and its influence today [16d]
• Advancing biodiversity monitoring with a network of automated wildlife cameras [16d]
• Accumulation of polystyrene nanoplastics in leaves poses threats to plants, study shows [16d]
• Current test accommodations for students with blindness do not fully address their needs, study finds [16d]
• Physicists reveal how layers and twists impact graphene's optical conductivity [16d]
• Amnesia-causing diatoms found in Luzon shellfish farms [16d]
• Chinese rover finds evidence of ancient Martian ocean [16d]
• Why China is worried about a second Trump presidency, and how Beijing might react [16d]
• Symmetry in biology: A look into how bees actively organize nests in mirroring patterns [16d]
• A new GPS system for microorganisms could enhance forensic investigations [16d]
• Sprinkling plants with water found effective in keeping spider mites off raspberry leaves [16d]
• A space walking robot could build a giant telescope in space [16d]
• Insect-killing fungi find unexpected harmony in war [16d]
• Computer model uncovers plant thickness growth mechanisms [16d]
• Spectral method can compute tidal effects on planet and moon interiors [16d]
• Defense or growth: Study finds trade-off in how plants allocate resources [16d]
• Can the noble metals become superconductors? [16d]
• How informing shoppers can help fight inequality [16d]
• Study suggests that space-for-time substitutions exaggerate habitat–bird ecological relationships [16d]
• Can unknown physics be seen in interactions between Higgs bosons? [16d]
• Friends act as family surrogates for unmarried African Americans [16d]
• Astrophysicists use echoes of light to illuminate black holes [16d]
• Proba-3 will constantly measure Sun's energy output [16d]
• Private aviation emissions soar by 46% from 2019 to 2023 [16d]
• The digital transformation of Jordanian fintech [16d]
• Religions talk about the value of humility, but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach [16d]
• New approach for tuning current flow in 2D MOF nanosheets shows promise for advanced electronics [16d]
• Fluids thicken at the speed of light: A new theory extends Einstein's relativity to real fluids [16d]
• Caterpillar fungus chemical can slow down growth of cancer cells, researchers discover [16d]
• How physical force affects cancer treatment: Research explores mechanics of programmed cell death [16d]
• Catalysts show potential for breaking down microplastics to create usable fuel [16d]
• New PFAS removal process aims to stamp out pollution ahead of semiconductor industry growth [16d]
• DNA evidence rewrites histories for people buried in volcanic eruption in ancient Pompeii [16d]
• Plant engineering method promises to dramatically improve biofuel and bioproduct development [16d]
• Scientists capture images of a new quantum phase in electron molecular crystals [16d]
• Climate change reporting is not connecting with people and their real issues. What needs to be done about it? [16d]
• Astronomers discover a new repeating fast radio burst [16d]
• Invasive fruit fly species puts parts of Southern California's Orange County under quarantine [16d]
• Toronto crime spikes on weekends and holidays—researchers use modeling and visualization to find hot spots [16d]
• Abortion did not play as big a role in the US election as many anticipated. What might happen on this issue now? [16d]
• Microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate [16d]
• Satellite-based evidence supports China's claim of increased forestation to sequester carbon [16d]
• Image: Exceptionally rare triple ring galaxy [16d]
• RNA-targeting CRISPR reveals that hundreds of noncoding RNAs are essential—not 'junk' [16d]
• Planting trees at high latitudes in the Arctic could accelerate rather than decelerate global warming, argue scientists [16d]
• Atlantic killer whales show dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals [16d]
• Australians who think inequality is high have less faith in democratic institutions, according to study [16d]
• Why the 'Housing First' approach has struggled to fulfill its promise of ending homelessness [16d]
• What can sport fans do if their team, or league, is being sportswashed? [16d]
• Calcite: The versatile mineral shaping the future of carbon removal [16d]
• Computational chemistry promises to upset traditional methods of chemical synthesis [16d]
• New report sets out a route to transform environmental consenting in UK offshore wind [16d]
• More wet, less dry: How climate change will affect the avalanche situation in Switzerland by the end of the century [16d]
• Europe wants ministers at plastic pollution treaty talks [16d]
• India's Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution [16d]
• New giant particle collider 'right option for science': Next CERN chief [16d]
• How do brains coordinate activity? From fruit flies to monkeys, scientists discover a universal principle [16d]
• Scientists reveal strigolactone perception mechanism and role in tillering responses to nitrogen [16d]
• Oldest depictions of fishing discovered in Ice Age art: Camp site reveals 15,800-year-old engravings of fish trapping [16d]
• Quasiperiodicity changes the ground-state properties of 1D narrow-band moiré systems, study demonstrates [16d]
• 3D printing method crafts stronger, more ductile alloy for extreme environments [16d]
• Mountaineering mice shed light on evolutionary adaptation [16d]
• A causal theory for studying the cause-and-effect relationships of genes paves the way for targeted treatments [16d]
• Q&A: Looking at ancient Roman plagues through an environmental lens [16d]
• Leading up to the election, Trump voters trusted friends and family over traditional media, survey finds [16d]
• Researchers discover genetic reason for the red, yellow and orange bills of Australian finches [16d]
• How do we perceive our leaders? The answer is always in flux, research says [16d]