New prediction models factoring in climate, urbanization and human travel and migration offer insight into the…
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Do all networks obey the scale-free law? Maybe not
A new study debunks a popular, two-decade-old theory about the shape of networks.
When it comes to hearing words, it’s a division of labor between our brain’s two hemispheres
Scientists have uncovered a new 'division of labor' between our brain's two hemispheres in how we…
New key players in the methane cycle
Methane is not only a powerful greenhouse gas, but also a source of energy. Microorganisms therefore…
Kidney disease killer vulnerable to targeted nano therapy
By loading a chelation drug into a nano-sized homing device, researchers have reversed in an animal…
Ultracold atoms could provide 2D window to exotic 1D physics
Physicists propose a new vantage point to observe quantum fractionalization.
Step right up for bigger 2D sheets
Small steps make a big difference in the growth of 2D crystals. A new theory demonstrates…
The force is with us, always? Tuning quantum vacuum forces from attractive to repulsive
Scientists can put two uncharged metal plates close together in a vacuum, and 'voila!' -- they…
Wildfire risk in California no longer coupled to winter precipitation
Wet winters no longer predict possible relief from severe wildfires for California. Now, fuel buildup from…
Thousands of tiny quakes shake Antarctic ice at night
Scientists placed seismometers on the McMurdo Ice Shelf and recorded hundreds of thousands of tiny 'ice…