Birds of a feather better not together
'Homogenization' threatens ecosystems at larger geographic scalesCredit: Courtesy Proceedings of the Royal Society B Diversity plays a key role in ...
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Re-thinking ‘tipping points’ in ecosystems and beyond
Credit: André de Roos When a grassland becomes a desert, or a clearwater lake shifts to turbid, the consequences can ...
Speak math, not code
Credit: Rebecca Tan SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Have you ever followed a recipe to bake some ...
Fish school by randomly copying each other, rather than following the group
Credit: Photo by Milos Prelevic on Unsplash. Fish school by copying each other and changing directions randomly, rather than calculating ...
How do zebrafish get their stripes? New data analysis tool could provide an answer
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The iconic stripes of zebrafish are a classic example of natural self-organization. As zebrafish ...
Shaping the future of machine learning for active matter
Credit: Malin Arnesson Now researchers are presenting guidelines for how active matter, such as cells and microorganisms, can best be ...
New book on tracking, monitoring disease outbreaks, including COVID-19
Credit: Virginia Tech A Virginia Tech statistician has co-authored a timely new book that touches on the recent novel coronavirus ...
Mathematician identifies new tricks for the old arch in our foot
Credit: Credit: Yale University A stiff mid-foot is essential for withstanding excessive force when pushing off on the ground for ...
Cryptographic ‘tag of everything’ could protect the supply chain
Tiny, battery-free ID chip can authenticate nearly any product to help combat losses to counterfeitingCredit: Courtesy of Ruonan Han, et. ...
New artificial intelligence algorithm better predicts corn yield
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - With some reports predicting the precision agriculture market will reach ...
The paradox of dormancy: Why sleep when you can eat?
Credit: Image by Dieter Ebert, reproduced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Why do predators ...
‘Rosetta stone’ for urban scaling makes sense of how cities change across time and space
Credit: Petr Kratochvil/Public Domain Cities change as they grow -- not only by adding area or population but also in ...
Computer-based weather forecast: New algorithm outperforms mainframe computer systems
New algorithm solves complex problems more easily and more accurately on a personal computer while requiring less processing power than ...
41 finalists named for the 2020 Hertz fellowships
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced 41 finalists for the 2020 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, mathematics, and ...
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