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The Hidden Chaos That Lurks in EcosystemsThe Hidden Chaos That Lurks in Ecosystems

The Hidden Chaos That Lurks in Ecosystems

[ad_1] By the early ’90s, ecologists had amassed sufficient time-series information units on species populations and sufficient computing energy to…

3 years ago
Hypergraphs Reveal a Resolution to a 50-Yr-Previous DownsideHypergraphs Reveal a Resolution to a 50-Yr-Previous Downside

Hypergraphs Reveal a Resolution to a 50-Yr-Previous Downside

[ad_1] The aim right here is to hint out triangles on high of those strains such that the triangles fulfill…

3 years ago
Life Helps Make Almost Half of All Minerals on EarthLife Helps Make Almost Half of All Minerals on Earth

Life Helps Make Almost Half of All Minerals on Earth

[ad_1] “Each one of those kinds of pyrite is telling us something different about our planet, its origin, about life,…

3 years ago
Meet the Ukrainian Number Theorist Who Won Math’s Highest HonorMeet the Ukrainian Number Theorist Who Won Math’s Highest Honor

Meet the Ukrainian Number Theorist Who Won Math’s Highest Honor

[ad_1] In late February, just weeks after Maryna Viazovska learned she had won a Fields Medal—the highest honor for a…

3 years ago
The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our SensesThe Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses

The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses

[ad_1] Since leptin is released by fat cells, scientists believe its presence in the blood is likely to signal to…

3 years ago
Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to LightSecrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light

Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light

[ad_1] On the eve of this new era of moon landings, a slew of fresh studies of PSRs have revealed…

3 years ago
Astronomers Radically Reimagine the Making of the PlanetsAstronomers Radically Reimagine the Making of the Planets

Astronomers Radically Reimagine the Making of the Planets

[ad_1] Start at the center, with the sun. Our middle-aged star may be more placid than most, but it is…

3 years ago
A Grad Student’s Side Project Proves a Prime Number ConjectureA Grad Student’s Side Project Proves a Prime Number Conjecture

A Grad Student’s Side Project Proves a Prime Number Conjecture

[ad_1] as the atoms of arithmetic, prime numbers have always occupied a special place on the number line. Now, Jared…

3 years ago
Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-BiodiversityReshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity

Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity

[ad_1] From the window of a passenger plane flying over the Amazon, the view is breathtaking. “It’s just miles across…

3 years ago
Mathematicians Transcend a Geometric Theory of MotionMathematicians Transcend a Geometric Theory of Motion

Mathematicians Transcend a Geometric Theory of Motion

[ad_1] “[Floer] homology theory depends only on the topology of your manifold. [This] is Floer’s incredible insight,” said Agustin Moreno…

3 years ago