https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Catastrophic floods can be difficult to prepare for. Sometimes evacuation is the right call, but if it's too late the best bet is to find higher ground nearby. The stakes can be high, because a flash flood may give those in its path only minutes or seconds to react. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-major.html Environment Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:10:01 EDT news671374589 Timor-Leste is reeling after heavy rain caused severe floods and landslides over the Easter weekend, killing at least 42 people. Rates of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste are also on the rise. Together, these hazards threaten to interact with deadly consequences. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-covid-merged-pose-great-danger.html Environment Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:36:53 EDT news537521811 Rescue teams raced emergency supplies to flood-hit Australians Wednesday, as trapped residents waited for still-swollen rivers to ebb, so the long, hard clean-up can begin. https://phys.org/news/2021-03-australia-big-eases-thousands-isolated.html Environment Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:46:15 EDT news535776370 Freezing drivers were stranded for hours in traffic jams in Germany and COVID-19 vaccination centres were shut in Britain on Tuesday as Europe was pummelled by the heaviest snow in years. https://phys.org/news/2021-02-bitter-cold-chaos-germany.html Environment Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:36:52 EST news532082210 For more than a decade, the latest Apple products have been the annual must-have holiday gift for the tech-savvy. That raises the question: Is the newest Apple Watch on your list—either to give or receive—this year? https://phys.org/news/2018-12-apple-falls-track-heart-rhythms.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:02 EST news463397728 Modern medicine in the Washington area reverted to 1960s-era paper systems when one of the largest hospital chains was crippled by a virus that shuttered its computers for patients and medical staff. https://phys.org/news/2016-03-medstar-paralyzed-hackers-aim-hospital.html Security Tue, 29 Mar 2016 04:46:46 EDT news378445599 The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the first "roadmap" for the next 20 years of research needed to establish seamless, broadband public safety communications networks across the United States. The new roadmap, the first of a planned series on relevant technologies, focuses on location-based services to improve situational awareness for police, firefighters, emergency medical services and other first responders. https://phys.org/news/2015-05-nist-roadmap-safety.html Telecom Tue, 26 May 2015 17:12:28 EDT news351879140 While Google Glass' potential as a consumer device remains to be seen, Lauren Rubinson-Morris is excited about its possibilities in her workplace. https://phys.org/news/2014-08-google-glass-paramedics-tool.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:10:01 EDT news326120372 Researchers at Rice University in Houston have found a direct correlation between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and levels of air pollution and ozone. Their work has prompted more CPR training in at-risk communities. https://phys.org/news/2013-02-rice-university-analysis-links-ozone.html Environment Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:20:01 EST news280314136 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will significantly expand its work in support of an advanced wireless communications system for the nation's first responders and emergency workers as a result of new legislation. https://phys.org/news/2012-03-nist-emergency-firstnet.html Telecom Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:40:10 EST news250346176 In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new method for determining where emergency vehicle stations should be located. The results of their work could improve ambulance response time for the 200 million Americans who dial 911 each year, according to the Federal Communications Commission. https://phys.org/news/2012-03-gis-siting-emergency-vehicles-response.html Other Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:57:39 EST news249926254 A ubiquitous health monitoring system that automatically alerted the patient's family or physician to problematic changes in the person's vital signs could cut hospital visits and save lives, according to Japanese researchers writing in the International Journal of Web and Grid Services. https://phys.org/news/2009-12-ubiquitous-health-enabling-telemedicine-hospital.html Telecom Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:50:03 EST news179590018 Google is letting patients share electronic medical records with loved ones or care providers who may be needed to help in emergencies. https://phys.org/news/2009-03-google-patients-health.html Internet Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:09:23 EST news155495341