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Month: June 2025

Ecology

‘Shrinking’ cod: How humans have altered the genetic make-up of fish

June 25, 2025 Phys Org

Cod used to be giants. With their impressive size—over a meter in length and weighing up to 40 kilograms—and abundance, they, alongside herring, were the backbone of the Baltic fishery. Today, a fully grown cod […]

Education

US high schoolers monitor solar storms with an accessible antenna kit

June 25, 2025 Phys Org

Antennas installed at 18 U.S. high schools detected bursts of radio activity that can precede solar disturbances capable of disrupting satellites and power grids on Earth. The observations helped researchers understand solar radio activity and […]

Computers

Selfies could one day be stored on DNA strands

June 25, 2025 Tech Xplore

When it comes to storing images, DNA strands could be a sustainable, stable alternative to hard drives. Researchers at EPFL are developing a new image compression standard designed specifically for this emerging technology.This article was […]

Computers

How AI models successfully detect personality traits from written text

June 25, 2025 Tech Xplore

A research team at the University of Barcelona (UB) has shown how artificial intelligence (AI) models can detect personality traits from written texts, and for the first time has managed to analyze in detail how […]

Ecology

Bee hotels give native pollinators a post-bushfire fighting chance, study reveals

June 25, 2025 Phys Org

A world-first trial led by University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) native bee scientist and conservationist Dr. Kit Prendergast has found bee hotels can play a vital role in helping native bee populations recover after bushfires.This […]

Ecology

Study shows cattle grazing has no effect on sage-grouse nest success

June 25, 2025 Phys Org

Moderate cattle grazing on public lands does not reduce sage-grouse nest success, according to a newly published 10-year University of Idaho study. The findings suggest sage-grouse and cows can coexist on the same land in […]

Ecology

Bats get fat to survive hard times, but climate change is threatening their survival strategy

June 25, 2025 Phys Org

Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent contributions lies a remarkable and underappreciated survival […]

Education

Neurodiverse kids at camp: How programs can become places where all children belong

June 25, 2025 Phys Org

For many families, summer camp is a rite of passage representing friendship, fun and freedom. But for families of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, it can be a season of rejection, stress and exclusion.This article was […]

Computers

Multimodal LLMs and the human brain create object representations in similar ways, study finds

June 25, 2025 Tech Xplore

A better understanding of how the human brain represents objects that exist in nature, such as rocks, plants, animals, and so on, could have interesting implications for research in various fields, including psychology, neuroscience and […]

Technology

Self-healing electronic material uses graphene and polymer blend to mimic skin

June 25, 2025 Tech Xplore

Researchers at DTU have developed a new kind of electronic material that behaves almost exactly like human skin. The substance could be useful in soft robotics, medicine, and health care.This article was originally published on […]

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