Researchers have, for the first time, identified the sufficient and necessary conditions that the low-energy limit…
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Control theory: Mother nature is an engineer
In the last 150 years, engineers have developed and mastered ways to stabilize dynamic systems, without…
Kepler's forgotten ideas about symmetry help explain spiral galaxies without the need for dark matter
The 17th-century astronomer Johannes Kepler was the first to muse about the structure of snowflakes. Why…
Fish that follow 'gourmet diet' more threatened by climate change
Fish that follow a ‘gourmet diet’ may be more threatened by climate change and other environmental…
Stony corals: At the limits of adaption?
Corals fascinate amateurs and experts alike: small polyps that extract calcium carbonate from seawater and use…
UN climate change report: Land clearing and farming contribute a third of the world's greenhouse gases
We can’t achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement without managing emissions from land use,…
Climate crisis cannot be tackled without shift away from damaging land use, major report warns
The way we currently use land is both a major contributor to climate change and placing…
Students distracted by tech leave professors longing for eye contact
When I started my undergraduate education 21 years ago, computers were a luxury and talking to…
More than milk and bread: Corner store revival can rebuild neighborhood ties
Do you have a corner store? Once an icon of suburban Australia, many neighborhood corner stores…
Scientists uncover deep-rooted plumbing system beneath ocean volcanoes
Cardiff University scientists have revealed the true extent of the internal ‘plumbing system’ that drives volcanic…