science
Scientists provide new insight on how gene expression is controlled
Researchers have provided new insight on the mechanism underlying the control of gene expression in all living organisms, according to a study published today...
New way of switching exotic properties on and off in topological...
A weird feature of certain exotic materials allows electrons to travel from one surface of the material to another as if there were nothing...
How writing technology shaped classical thinking
The Roman poet Lucretius' epic work "De rerum natura," or "On the Nature of Things," is the oldest surviving scientific treatise written in Latin....
TESS discovers its third new planet, with longest orbit yet
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, has discovered a third small planet outside our solar system, scientists announced this week at the annual American...
Scientists reveal for first time the exact process by which chaotic...
Synchronization, in which two different systems oscillate in an identical way, underlies numerous collective phenomena observed in nature, providing an example for emergent behaviors...
Powerful X-ray beams unlock secrets of nanoscale crystal formation
High-energy X-ray beams and a clever experimental setup allowed researchers to watch a high-pressure, high-temperature chemical reaction to determine for the first time what...
Revised Brazilian forest code may lead to increased legal deforestation in...
Up to 15 million hectares of tropical rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon could lose protection and be clear-cut because of an article in the...
New materials could ‘drive wound healing’ by harnessing natural healing methods
Materials are widely used to help heal wounds: Collagen sponges help treat burns and pressure sores, and scaffold-like implants are used to repair bones....
Plant hedges to combat near-road pollution exposure
Urban planners should plant hedges, or a combination of trees with hedges—rather than just relying on roadside trees—if they are to most effectively reduce...
Tiny satellites could be ‘guide stars’ for huge next-generation telescopes
There are more than 3,900 confirmed planets beyond our solar system. Most of them have been detected because of their "transits"—instances when a planet...
A model for describing the hydrodynamics of crowds
Precise simulations of the movement and behavior of crowds can be vital to the production of digital sequences or the creation of large structures...
