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Research shows agricultural fungicides drive evolution of multidrug resistance in soil microbes
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Research shows agricultural fungicides drive evolution of multidrug resistance in soil microbes

Two newly published studies from Trinity College Dublin scientists raise significant concerns about the use of agricultural fungicides.That is because they show fungicides can rapidly drive soil microbes to evolve multidrug resistance to clinically important drugs and, when combined with warmer temperatures, disrupt soil microbes in ways that negatively affect plant growth.

📅 2026-09-11 14:00:01    •    Phys.org
When a company 'believes' something false that causes harm, who's to blame? Professor offers a new answer
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When a company 'believes' something false that causes harm, who's to blame? Professor offers a new answer

When Boeing certified the 737 Max in 2017 as safe to fly, a flight-control system it had approved caused two crashes that killed 346 people. When Takata kept shipping airbag inflators it had cleared for use, the devices exploded on impact, triggering the largest automotive recall in U.S. history. When a Hollywood armorer handed Alec Baldwin a gun on the set of "Rust," she believed it held no live rounds, but it did, and the shot killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

📅 2026-09-11 13:40:04    •    Phys.org
Planes on a snake? Scientists discover various crab species hitching rides on sea snakes
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Planes on a snake? Scientists discover various crab species hitching rides on sea snakes

Like all other snakes, sea snakes shed their skin as they grow. But because they live near the surface of the open ocean, they don't have the benefit of removing their old skin by slithering against a hard surface. Instead, they wriggle into a pretzel and use the friction generated by their scales to get the job done.

📅 2026-09-11 13:40:02    •    Phys.org
Low-cost phone lessons keep children learning during emergency school closures across five countries
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Low-cost phone lessons keep children learning during emergency school closures across five countries

The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns forced people to find ways to get things done remotely. Companies developed systems that made working from home run smoothly. Educators also had to shift to mobile phones and group video calls to get their lessons across and make sure students didn't lose out on their progress. This exposed the need for education systems to be more resilient and adaptive to local and global disruptions.

📅 2026-09-11 13:20:08    •    Phys.org
A new surface atlas of Phobos will help MMX mission collect its samples
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A new surface atlas of Phobos will help MMX mission collect its samples

Thanks to JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and its sample-return capabilities, we're on the cusp of receiving our first sample from the Martian system—not from Mars itself, but from its largest moon, Phobos. JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is set to launch in October. It will reach Phobos in 2027 and, if successful, return a sample from the moon to Earth in 2031.

📅 2026-09-11 13:20:04    •    Phys.org
eROSITA's second data release catalog delivering most comprehensive high-energy census of the cosmos to date
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eROSITA's second data release catalog delivering most comprehensive high-energy census of the cosmos to date

The eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) telescope, the primary instrument aboard the Russian-German Spektr-RG space observatory, was developed by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) and collaborators to study the soft X-ray night sky. The mission launched in 2019 and has delivered deep, sharp images over very large areas of the sky to map the high-energy universe. This past summer, the German eROSITA Consortium made its second data release (DR2), the most comprehensive catalog of the X-ray universe ever released.

📅 2026-09-11 13:00:08    •    Phys.org
When AI designs the product, consumers have doubts
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When AI designs the product, consumers have doubts

A new study from Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business and the University of South Florida delivers a pointed warning to companies betting on AI to power their product design: The technology may make products more efficient, but it doesn't necessarily make consumers believe they are more sustainable. In fact, it can do the opposite.

📅 2026-09-11 12:40:01    •    Phys.org