The Brutalist Report

Phys

• Pink + pink = gold? Hybrid hummingbird's feathers don't match those of its parents [1238d]
• Young snapping shrimps' tiny claws accelerate in water like a bullet [1238d]
• Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought [1238d]
• People spend 1/6th of their lifetimes enhancing their appearance, says study [1238d]
• Researchers find a path toward hepatitis E treatment by disentangling its knotty structure [1238d]
• New study shows people are willing to start bicycling more post-COVID-19 pandemic [1238d]
• Steel was already being used in Europe 2,900 years ago, shows study [1238d]
• Mysterious new behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts [1238d]
• Social media provides space for 'digital cosmopolitanism,' argue researchers [1238d]
• Passage of laws preempting local action on transgender rights and race and racism in schools accelerates since 2019 [1238d]
• Tuna species productivity and size may decrease due to climate change [1238d]
• Investigation of powder in air reveals it was pollen [1238d]
• Peru police find pre-Hispanic mummy in ex-delivery man's bag [1238d]
• Ultrahigh areal output voltage monolithically integrated micro-supercapacitors for powering miniaturized electronics [1238d]
• Bacteria rely on cooperation and evolution to defend against predatory protists, finds study [1238d]
• Blue whale foraging and reproduction are related to environmental conditions, study shows [1238d]
• Framework structure with nanoscopic insulation enables components for soft robotics and flexible electronics [1238d]
• Defect engineering for advanced electrocatalytic conversion of nitrogen-containing molecules [1238d]
• Shark from the Jurassic period was already highly evolved [1238d]
• Could the background circulation of the record-breaking rainfall in July 2021 in East-central China have been predicted? [1238d]
• Millet and sorghum cultivation may provide an answer to rising levels of aridity linked to climate change [1238d]
• Japanese scientists take a novel approach to study populations of deep-sea brittle stars [1238d]
• Highlighting advances in planetary science over the past 20 years [1238d]
• Mahogany trees affect the right-forewing shape and size of the mahogany shoot borer, shows study [1238d]
• Illuminating the science of black holes and gamma-ray bursts using high-power lasers [1238d]
• Better metric for prioritizing conservation of 'evolutionarily distinctive' species [1238d]
• Parental investment may have aided evolution of larger brains [1238d]
• Study suggests lead from innovative solar cells is not as toxic as feared [1238d]
• Invasive plant species will spread even further in Germany according to simulation study [1238d]
• Machine learning model speeds up assessment of catalysts for decarbonization technology from months to milliseconds [1238d]
• Social media posts around solar geoengineering 'spill over' into conspiracy theories [1238d]
• Glycerol may jeopardize functional assays, lowering chances of success in drug design campaigns [1238d]
• Green and efficient approach to synthesizing esters for flavorings, fragrances [1238d]
• Snow blankets Mallorca as cold grips Spain [1238d]
• Asteroid named after pope behind Gregorian calendar reform [1238d]
• Ancient eggshells unlock discovery of extinct elephant bird lineage [1238d]
• Drug from cancer chemotherapy helps fight deadly fungal infections [1238d]
• Researchers develop small molecule to stimulate natural killer cells against neuroblastoma [1238d]
• Report: Policymakers in Singapore should act to overcome climate adaptation shortcomings [1238d]
• Use of algae to support sustainable fertilizer production [1238d]
• Scientists propose a new filler for bone implants with increased bioactivity [1238d]
• Study: Streamflow timing in Pakistan will become three times faster by end of century [1238d]
• Why El Niño doesn't mean certain drought [1238d]
• La Niña is finishing an extremely unusual three-year cycle. How it affected weather around the world [1238d]
• Super-fast insect urination powered by the physics of superpropulsion [1238d]
• Oldest evidence of South American egg-laying mammals found in Patagonia [1238d]