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Published Why do Champagne bubbles rise the way they do? Scientists' new discovery is worthy of a toast - Why do Champagne bubbles rise the way they do? Scientists' new discovery is worthy of a toast



ere are some scientific findings worthy of a toast: Researchers have explained why bubbles in Champa...
Published The math problem that took nearly a century to solve: Secret to Ramsey numbers



Little progress had been made in solving Ramsey problems since the 1930s. Now, researchers have foun...
Published A step closer to digitizing the sense of smell: Model describes odors better than human panelists


A main crux of neuroscience is learning how our senses translate light into sight, sound into hearin...
Published Researchers use car collisions with deer to study mysterious animal-population phenomena - Researchers Use Car Collisions with Deer to Study Mysterious Animal-Population Phenomena


By parsing data on weather, deer populations and deer-vehicle collisions in Wisconsin, investigators...
Published Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb shows - Early Universe Crackled with Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Shows



Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? NAS...
Published Number-crunching mathematical models may give policy makers major headache - Number-Crunching Mathematical Models May Give Policy Makers Major Headache


Policy makers assume that adding more detail to mathematical models will produce more accurate predi...
Published A new model offers an explanation for the huge variety of sizes of DNA in nature - A New Model Explains the Diversity of DNA Sizes in Nature


A new model offers a possible solution to the scientific question of why neutral sequences, sometime...
Published Evolution: South Africa's hominin record is a fair-weather friend - Evolution: South Africa's Hominin Record is a Fair-Weather Friend


The fossil record of early hominins in South Africa is biased towards periods of drier climate, sugg...
Published Weird and wonderful world of fungi shaped by evolutionary bursts, study finds - Weird and Wonderful World of Fungi Shaped by Evolutionary Bursts, Study Finds


Scientists have discovered that the vast anatomical variety of fungi stems from evolutionary increas...
Published Why are killer whales harassing and killing porpoises without eating them?



For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and eve...
Published January 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake provides valuable data for ground failure models - January 2020 Puerto Rico Earthquake Provides Valuable Data for Ground Failure Models


Field surveys conducted in the days after the 7 January 2020 Puerto Rico earthquake documented more...
Published Understanding the moon's history with Chang'e-5 sample



China's Chang'e-5, the first lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, d...
Published Ancient superpredator got big by front-loading its growth in its youth - Ancient Superpredator Got Big by Front-Loading Its Growth in Its Youth



Whatcheeria, a six-foot-long salamander-like creature that lived 340 million years ago, was the T. r...
Published Table tennis brain teaser: Playing against robots makes our brains work harder - Table Tennis Brain Teaser: Playing Against Robots Makes Our Brains Work Harder



Brain scans taken during table tennis reveal differences in how we respond to human versus machine o...
Published Double trouble when 2 disasters strike electrical transmission infrastructure - Double Trouble When 2 Disasters Strike Electrical Transmission Infrastructure


One natural disaster can knock out electric service to millions. A new study suggests that back-to-b...
Published Pioneering mathematical formula paves way for exciting advances in health, energy, and food industry - Pioneering Mathematical Formula Paves Way for Exciting Advances in Health, Energy, and Food Industry


A groundbreaking mathematical equation has been discovered, which could transform medical procedures...
Published Stars disappear before our eyes - Stars Disappear Before Our Eyes: The Mystery of Vanishing Stars



A startling analysis from Globe at Night -- a citizen science program -- concludes that stars are di...
Published Embracing variations: Physicists analyze noise in Lambda-type quantum memory - Embracing Variations: Physicists Analyze Noise in Lambda-Type Quantum Memory



In the future, communications networks and computers will use information stored in objects governed...
Published DNA from domesticated chickens is tainting genomes of wild red junglefowl, study finds - DNA from Domesticated Chickens is Tainting Genomes of Wild Red Junglefowl, Study Finds


The red junglefowl -- the wild ancestor of the chicken -- is losing its genetic diversity by interbr...
Published Scientists present evidence for a billion-years arms race between viruses and their hosts - Scientists Present Evidence for a Billion-Year Arms Race Between Viruses and Their Hosts



Researchers have proposed a new evolutionary model for the origin of a kingdom of viruses called Bam...