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Taste shapes support for climate-friendly school meals

Students in a new study were neither clearly positive nor negative about more climate-friendly school meals. Whether the food tasted good, was filling and felt familiar played an important role. Students were somewhat more positive about reducing the amount of meat in recipes tha

Brief phys.org · 2d ago · 1 min
Marine biologists discover new plankton off Oregon coast

Nearly every morning when she was a doctoral student in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Nicole Nakata, Ph.D. '23 (biology), would cross the street from the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) in Charleston, Ore., to the high-tide line of the Pacific Ocean. Her job w

Brief phys.org · 4d ago · 1 min
Sneakers to Scrubs mentorship program shows data-backed promise

A new study highlights the promising early impact of Sneakers to Scrubs (S2S), a medical pathways program founded by Black medical students and former athletes to address the severe underrepresentation of Black men in medicine.

Brief phys.org · 8d ago · 1 min
How a century-old solvent can enable efficient amide synthesis

Amide bonds are chemical linkages essential to biology, medicine and materials chemistry. Peptide bonds, a class of amide bonds, link amino acids to form proteins. Amide bonds are also important in medicines and polymers. Efficient synthesis of amide bonds remains a major focus i

Brief phys.org · 11d ago · 1 min
Previously overlooked protein helps cells divide correctly

Modern technologies have made it possible to uncover a growing "hidden proteome"—proteins encoded by parts of the genome that researchers previously overlooked. Advances in sequencing and protein analysis are making it possible to find more of these potential proteins and investi

Brief phys.org · 11d ago · 1 min

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Which eggplant farming practices pay off?

Fabrice Diangoné Bi Tra, a doctoral student in the 100 Ph.D.s for Africa program of the UM6P-EPFL Excellence in Africa initiative, has published a new study in Agriculture.

phys.org · 7h ago
'Quiet firing' linked to higher levels of 'quiet quitting' among employees

A study of the oil, gas and petroleum industry has found that "quiet firing" by employers is associated with higher levels of "quiet quitting" among employees, while strong workplace relationships can weaken that effect. The research appears in the International Journal of Busine

phys.org · 4h ago
Linguists find Madonna's voice defies age-related expectations

As women go through menopause, their voices tend to become deeper. This is partly because the vocal folds may swell and the surrounding muscles lose elasticity, resulting in a lower pitch. Age-related physiological changes can also affect the pronunciation of certain vowels.

phys.org · 4h ago
Sorghum may help European agriculture face climate change

Research by INRAE and AgroParisTech suggests that global warming could have an overall positive effect on sorghum yields in Europe. Sorghum is a promising alternative to maize in livestock feed. Additionally, the crop requires less water and can tolerate higher temperatures. The

phys.org · 4h ago
New crocodile species discovered in rocks used to build the Great Sphinx

A new species of extinct crocodile from Egypt has been discovered, sharing more than just its home with the Great Sphinx. Herugavialis cairensis was found in the very same rocks used to build the iconic monument. And, just as the Sphinx is famously missing the tip of its nose, th

phys.org · 5h ago

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