Balancing biodiversity and wood-based bioeconomy in the EU The European Union's Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 aims to halt biodiversity loss and restore ecosystems, but what does this mean for Europe's wood supply? In a new study, researchers examine how different modes of implementing the strategy's conservation targets could influence forestry and the wood-based bioeconomy in the EU.
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-....biodiversity-wood-ba

Parents' fear of math linked to lower achievement in children Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or performing calculations. It is a common form of academic anxiety: according to an OECD report, around 40% of students feel nervous, helpless or anxious in everyday situations involving mathematics, such as solving problems or doing math homework.
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-....parents-math-linked-

Saturday Citations: Leaky continental plates, talking monkeys and a spectacular Einstein ring This week, researchers reported on nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations. Geologists report that Earth's first crust probably had chemical features similar to today's continental crust. And engineers advanced quantum technology by merging two exotic, lab-synthesized materials into an artificial structure, atom by atom.
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Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher to address the mysteries of physics Top minds at the world's largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could vastly improve research into the remaining enigmas of physics.
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-....scientists-bigger-at

It's not easy being a street tree, but this heroic eucalypt withstands everything we throw at it Street trees usually grow in appalling soils, have little space for their roots, are rarely watered and often get aggressively trimmed by road authorities or utility companies.
https://phys.org/news/2025-04-....easy-street-tree-her