Mathematician discovers conditions for stabilization of higher-order differential inequalities

A RUDN University mathematician (Russia) and a colleague have determined the conditions for stabilization of differential…

Study finds ethics can be taught—in finance, at least

Testing investment advisers on their knowledge of ethics can lead to better behavior, new research shows. …

Quantum computers offer another look at classic physics concepts

“Think what we can do if we teach a quantum computer to do statistical mechanics,” posed…

NASA forest structure mission releases first data

NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation mission (GEDI) released its first publicly available data on January 21,…

Rewilding could prevent Arctic permafrost thaw and reduce climate change risks

The wide-scale introduction of large herbivores to the Arctic tundra to restore the “mammoth steppe” grassland…

Hidden past of Earth's oldest continents unearthed

New international research led by the University of St Andrews presents a novel way to understand…

New clues of the Zanclean megaflood found in the Alboran Sea

New research has identified a body of sediments that may have been deposited by a giant…

Do robots and snails deserve human rights?

In 1999, Sony launched Aibo, a line of robotic dogs designed to provide companionship to Japanese…

More rain, less snow increases flooding

As the world warms and precipitation that would have generated snowpack instead creates rain, the western…

Is workplace equality the economy's hidden engine?

In 1960, 94 percent of doctors and lawyers were white men. Today that number has fallen…