Supreme Court: Are bans on homeless camps 'cruel and unusual' punishment? (phys.org)
archive.org link...
Calcium oxide's quantum secret: Nearly noiseless qubits (phys.org)
Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft (phys.org)
How worms shaped Earth's biodiversity explosion (phys.org)
'Weird' new planet retains atmosphere despite nearby star's relentless radiation (phys.org)
A rare exoplanet that should have been stripped down to bare rock by its nearby host star’s intense radiation somehow grew a puffy atmosphere instead—the latest in a string of discoveries forcing scientists to rethink theories about how planets age and die in extreme environments....
Thawing permafrost: Research suggests it's not a climate tipping point, but nevertheless has far-reaching impacts (phys.org)
New business plan-break into the museum, steal the T-Rex, add colored lights and Trumps voice using AI, and make doom predictions with it until the ransom is paid. (phys.org)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/33835948...
Shape and depth of ocean floor profoundly influence how carbon is stored there, study shows (phys.org)
The work is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....
Body of a woman discovered among remains of 25 warrior monks of the Order of Calatrava in Guadalajara (phys.org)
A research project led by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and the Max Planck Institute has studied the remains of 25 individuals buried between the 12th and 15th centuries in the castle at Zorita de los Canes, Guadalajara. After exhuming the remains from the castle’s cemetery, the research team was able to determine the...
Error Correcting Schemes (phys.org)
It’s not programming per se, but i thought some of you might also find this somewhat interesting
Body of a woman discovered among remains of 25 warrior monks of the Order of Calatrava in Guadalajara (phys.org)
After exhuming the remains from the castle’s cemetery, the research team was able to determine the diet, lifestyle and causes of death of the warrior monks, who were members of the Order of Calatrava....
Commentary: Animal agriculture's 'water footprint' is putting the planet in peril (phys.org)
And before anyone comments otherwise, it takes a lot of blue water too...
Boeing will try to launch its first crew on Starliner, again (phys.org)
Troubled aerospace giant Boeing will try once more to fly its first crew to the International Space Station aboard a Starliner spaceship on Saturday, after the last attempt was scrubbed hours before liftoff.
New vestiges of the first life on Earth discovered in Saudi Arabia (phys.org)
Stromatolites are the earliest geological record of life on Earth. These curious biotic structures are made of algae carpets growing toward the light and precipitating carbonates. After their first appearance 3.48 Ga ago, stromatolites dominated the planet as the sole living carbonate factory for almost three billion years....
Large fossil discovery finally exposes origins of Welsh dragons (phys.org)
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Large fossil discovery finally exposes origins of Welsh dragons (phys.org)
A large fossil discovery has helped shed light on the history of dinosaurs in Wales. The find is reported in Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association....
Astronomy generates mountains of data—that's perfect for AI (phys.org)
Study finds consistent decline in nitrogen oxides emissions from human activities in China since 2020 (phys.org)
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) form aerosols and ozone in the atmosphere and are significant contributors to air pollution and climate change. China is the largest emitter, yet accurate and timely information on NOx emissions in China has been lacking since 2020 due to delays in emissions reporting.
Men with 'toxic masculinity' are more likely to make sexual advances without consent, study finds (phys.org)
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Men with 'toxic masculinity' are more likely to make sexual advances without consent, study finds (phys.org)
A team of researchers, including Binghamton psychology professor Richard Mattson and graduate student Michael Shaw asked men between the ages of 18–25 to respond to hypothetical sexual hookup situations in which a woman responds passively to a sexual advance, meaning the woman does not express any overt verbal or behavioral...
World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers (phys.org)
Researchers succeed for first time in accurately dating a 7,000-year-old prehistoric settlement using cosmic rays (phys.org)
Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia (phys.org)
Study reveals fewer mold toxins in organically grown grain, compared to grain grown conventionally (phys.org)
Climate change is moving tree populations away from the soil fungi that sustain them (phys.org)
