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. Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when the teacher gives instructions. He could simply be adjusting to English—or the problem could be developmental language disorder (DLD), a condition that severely impairs a child's ability to learn, use and understand spoken language. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-developmental-language-disorder-life-effects.html Education Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:00:48 EST news688114802 Many people are familiar with histamine, a biological molecule that serves as a key driver of allergic reactions and other immune responses. However, histamine is also a major neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain, regulating essential cognitive functions like wakefulness, attention, and learning. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-exploring-mutations-spontaneously-key-brain.html Cell & Microbiology Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:33:26 EST news687774781 I live with several cocker spaniels. They are smart and affectionate, but sometimes air-headed, impulsive and extremely sensitive. It's common for friends to describe my dogs as "having ADHD" as one of my canine whirlwinds whizzes past. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-autistic-dogs-neurodiversity-pets.html Veterinary medicine Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:58:05 EST news682603082 The U.S. has traditionally been an agricultural powerhouse with a healthy trade surplus. But global dynamics are changing due to a confluence of political and economic factors. U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports, and the trade deficit is projected to worsen in the coming years. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-dominant-agricultural-exports-falter-disputes.html Economics & Business Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:27:04 EDT news679123621 We are regularly bombarded with information about a steep drop in attention spans. Based on its own data in 2015, Microsoft reported that the average attention span had dropped from about 12 seconds for millennials to eight seconds for gen Z. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-seconds-short-attention-spans.html Social Sciences Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:17:04 EDT news676037821 So your boss wants you in the office more? If this makes you anxious, you're not alone. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-pros-cons-office-remote.html Social Sciences Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:40:02 EDT news675067032 As the population grows and urbanization and agro-industrial activity increase, the demand for freshwater is expected to rise by 55% by 2050. Experts project that this increase in demand will strongly impact a scenario already characterized by scarce and unequally distributed water resources, the privatization of an essential public asset, and deteriorating water quality, especially in developing countries. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-emerging-pollutants-aggravating-crisis-countries.html Environment Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:02:04 EDT news668703721 President Donald Trump has long been preoccupied by the trade deficit—the gap between what the U.S. sells to the rest of the world and what it buys from it. He recently declared the issue a national emergency and used trade deficit data to calculate so-called "reciprocal tariffs" targeting nearly 100 countries. Although those specific tariffs are now on pause, Trump's concern with the trade deficit persists. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-deficit-boosting-rural.html Economics & Business Mon, 12 May 2025 12:28:04 EDT news666271681 When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on imported goods on April 2, 2025—upending global trade and sending markets into a tailspin—he presented the move as a response to a crisis. In an executive order released the same day, the White House said the move was necessary to address "the national emergency posed by the large and persistent trade deficit." https://phys.org/news/2025-04-deficit-isnt-emergency-america-strength.html Economics & Business Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:09:06 EDT news663250142 In recent years, awareness and celebration of neurodiversity has been increasing. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-gaming-neurodivergent-kids-power.html Social Sciences Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:18:05 EDT news662033882 Among older workers, the majority of self-employment income missing from tax records is due to unreported earnings to the Internal Revenue Service rather than differences in how income is classified, a new University of Michigan study finds. The findings are published in the National Tax Journal. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-employment-income-widely-underreported-survey.html Economics & Business Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:22:04 EST news659280122 The US–EU trade war is gathering pace. Following the imposition of 25% US import tariffs on steel and aluminum from March 12, President Trump has announced further plans to introduce "reciprocal" tariffs on all countries on or after April 1. This means that the US would match other countries' import duties in a tit-for-tat manner, or as Trump put it, "they charge us, we charge them." https://phys.org/news/2025-02-eu-consumers-dont-goods-trump.html Economics & Business Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:16:27 EST news659099784 An international team of researchers has found individualized support is crucial when advising, guiding and supporting the careers of neurodivergent people. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-neurodivergent-employees-tailored-workplace.html Social Sciences Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:20:01 EST news658501796 After months of discussion and speculation about how British universities will fill budget deficits, the UK government confirmed that tuition fees will be increasing to £9,535 a year in England in 2025. The impact of this price rise on graduates' mental health in the years to come should not be underestimated, as new research my colleagues and I conducted shows. https://phys.org/news/2024-11-student-fees-uk-mental-health.html Education Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:40:01 EST news650280968 South Africa has been struggling for decades to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment and raise the rate of economic growth. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-south-africa-extreme-poverty-strategy.html Social Sciences Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:09:06 EDT news649508942 A new study has found high school students with disabilities impacting language and information processing were able to better comprehend content when teachers adopted evidence-based strategies to increase the accessibility of classroom teaching. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-boosts-cognitive-engagement-students-language.html Education Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:55:03 EDT news644586902 Australian students are increasingly taking tests on computers. This includes major tests used to check national progress on literacy and numeracy. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-students-paper.html Education Sun, 25 Aug 2024 09:20:02 EDT news643623610 Noradrenaline (NA) is an important monoamine neurotransmitter in the nervous system. The noradrenaline transporter (NET) located on the presynaptic membrane can transport NA into presynaptic neurons. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-scientists-reveal-mechanism-norepinephrine-mode.html Cell & Microbiology Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:33:14 EDT news641802791 Crab shells might just have another role besides fodder for the compost bin. University of Maryland researchers have engineered a seafood-waste material that removes chemical pesticides and herbicides from produce and extends shelf life, a discovery that could have widespread applications in preserving agricultural harvests. https://phys.org/news/2024-07-shellfish-shelf-life.html Nanomaterials Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:19:03 EDT news640865942 About four students in every classroom will have a language or attention disorder. While some of these students will have an official diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), others will be "hiding in plain sight". These students may often be in trouble for acting out, underachieving or not attending school. https://phys.org/news/2024-07-brain-room-teachers.html Education Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:31:45 EDT news640611098 Ranchers, farmers and owners of stores and restaurants gathered at folding tables in a community center to discuss a subject they are deeply concerned about: their declining groundwater. https://phys.org/news/2024-07-california-community-future-declining-groundwater.html Environment Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:00:01 EDT news639648153 The noradrenaline transporter, also known as the norepinephrine transporter (NET), is a member of the monoamine transporters (MATs) family, which also includes serotonin transporter (SERT) and dopamine transporter (DAT). These transporters collectively regulate neurotransmitter concentrations at synapses and maintain neurotransmitter balance in the body. https://phys.org/news/2024-05-decodes-dimerization-antidepressant-recognition-noradrenaline.html Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 21 May 2024 10:33:35 EDT news635506413 Students are better able to regulate themselves in lessons that they consider to be particularly well implemented. This is the conclusion drawn from a study by the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, published in the journal Learning and Instruction. https://phys.org/news/2024-05-good-lessons-students-attention-behavior.html Education Mon, 06 May 2024 13:18:06 EDT news634220284 Tens of thousands of Argentine university students took to the streets Tuesday to protest cuts to higher public education, research and science under budget-slashing new President Javier Milei. https://phys.org/news/2024-04-argentine-students-protest-funding-universities.html Education Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:17:18 EDT news633154634 There has been a rise in the number of people diagnosed with "neurodivergence" in adulthood over the past decade. This trend has been noted both internationally and in New Zealand. But exact rates of diagnoses in this country are difficult to quantify. https://phys.org/news/2024-04-adults-neurodivergent-employers-workplace.html Social Sciences Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:50:02 EDT news632405220 While Hollywood and Silicon Valley love the limelight, California is an agricultural powerhouse, too. Agricultural products sold in the Golden State totaled $59 billion in 2022. But rising temperatures, declining precipitation and decades of over pumping may require drastic changes to farming. Legislation to address the problem could even see fields taken out of cultivation. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-small-yield-big-agricultural-reveals.html Environment Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:19:59 EDT news630569993 Schools across South Sudan have been ordered to close as a heat wave of 45°C sweeps across the country. In recent years, severe flooding has already caused major disruptions to schooling in South Sudan where, on average, children complete less than five years of formal education across their lives. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-school-climate-badly-affecting-children.html Education Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:30:01 EDT news630322251 The brains of people with ADHD function in ways that can benefit them as entrepreneurs, according to research from the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-adhd-entrepreneurs-edge.html Economics & Business Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:46:59 EST news626460414 This week, we're highlighting a study involving toxic chemical contaminants, and just for fun, a second study involving other toxic chemical contaminants. But NASA made a cool time-lapse video using the good old Hubble space telescope, and a group of Italian demographers have a lot to say about the population-level consequences of lying. https://phys.org/news/2023-09-saturday-citations-volcano-asteroid-nasa.html Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 09:30:01 EDT news615207143 Tropical forests are experiencing increasing vapor pressure deficits (D), with possible negative effects on tree growth. However, the mechanisms by which climatic variability drives tree growth are poorly understood. The role of turgor limitation in driving tropical tree growth has also remained largely unexplored. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-turgor-pressure-limits-red-cedar.html Plants & Animals Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:20:01 EDT news608478580