Physicists with green fingers estimate tree spanning rate in random networks

Scientists calculate the total number of spanning trees in randomly expanding networks. This method can be…

Could we predict the next Ebola outbreak by tracking the migratory patterns of bats?

The researchers worked with satellite information and parameter sampling techniques to create their Ebola-prediction framework, which…

Subtle hearing loss while young changes brain function

New research has found that young people with subtle hearing loss -- the kind they aren't…

The gypsum gravity chute: A phytoplankton-elevator to the ocean floor

Tiny gypsum crystals can make phytoplankton so heavy that they rapidly sink, hereby transporting large quantities…

Tunable diamond string may hold key to quantum memory

Researchers have engineered diamond strings that can be tuned to quiet a qubit's environment and improve…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/22/2018

Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME):  The crew replaced the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) manifold bottles…

Amazonian ‘lookout’ birds help other species live in dangerous neighborhoods

Usually, birds of a feather flock together—but in the Amazon, some flocks feature dozens of species…

OPERA collaboration presents its final results on neutrino oscillations

The OPERA experiment, located at the Gran Sasso Laboratory of the Italian National Institute for Nuclear…

Driverless cars change lanes more like humans do

Researchers will present a new lane-change algorithm that splits the difference. It allows for more aggressive…

More patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis receiving liver transplants

Increasingly, liver transplant centers are changing a long-standing practice of delaying potentially life-saving liver transplantation for…