How "ice needles" weave patterns of stones in frozen landscapes
Nature is full of repeating patterns that are part of the beauty of our world. An international team, including a researcher from the University of Washington, used modern tools to explain repeating patterns of stones that form in cold landscapes......»»
Trust in science rose in Germany after onset of COVID-19 pandemic
Surveys conducted in Germany suggest that public trust in science rose after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, while revealing different patterns of trust among different subpopulations. Rainer Bromme of the University of Münster, Germany,.....»»
Immigration patterns are reflected in Facebook data on popular foods and drinks
Researchers have developed a novel strategy for using Facebook data to measure cultural similarity between countries, revealing associations between immigration patterns and people's food and drink interests. Carolina Vieira of the Max Planck Institu.....»»
Facebook Freezes Novi Digital Wallet Project
Meta has frozen development of its Novi digital wallet project, Israeli media Globes reported this week, citing sources familiar with the matter. From the report: The project was originally planned for trading in Facebook's cryptocurrency -- an activ.....»»
Olympic skiers and snowboarders are competing on 100% fake snow: Does it affect performance?
The winter Olympics conjure up images of snowy mountain ranges, frozen ice rinks and athletes in cold-weather gear. And for good reason. Winter Olympic venues have often been in places that receive an average snowfall of 300 inches per year or more......»»
Increasing the accuracy of atomic force calculations with the space-warp coordinate transformation
Atomic forces are primarily responsible for the motion of atoms and their versatile arrangement patterns, which is unique for different types of materials. Atomic simulation methods are a popular choice for the calculation of these forces, the unders.....»»
Grouping of immune cell receptors could help decode patients" personal history of infection
Novel software for grouping immunological T-cell receptors may enable the identification of shared patterns that could be used to determine if a person has previously been infected or vaccinated against a given pathogen......»»
Liquid metals, surface patterns, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
"The long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been.".....»»
A simple mathematical model can account for lizard’s green-and-black pattern
Tried-and-true Ising model can describe how scales color-switch as the lizard ages. Enlarge / The patterns of the ocellated lizard are predictable by a mathematical model for phase transitions. (credit: UNIGE / Michel Milinkovitch).....»»
To the bone: Creating 3D maps of mineral patterns inside the shark vertebral centrum
Sharks, found in deep and shallow waters throughout the oceans, are some of the oldest living creatures on planet Earth. Shark skeletons, made of rubbery tissue called cartilage, have fascinated scientists for eons. Sharks swim at high speeds under d.....»»
How rock agamas pick snoozing spots in cities
Sleep is fundamental for all animals; when an animal sleeps, the brain sorts and categorizes memories and restores its energy. Urban habitats like cities, however, can hamper an animal's sleep quality and patterns due to higher temperatures, the pres.....»»
These amazing Earth photos from the ISS look more like works of art
Two images of Earth captured recently by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station look more like beautiful works of art than real landscapes......»»
High mountain rain has scientists rethinking river basics
Mountainous terrains have dynamic climates and can produce startling contrasts in precipitation. Increases in elevation can spell either more or less rainfall depending on atmospheric moisture content, general circulation patterns, and the specifics.....»»
How to teach children about climate change, inspire hope and take action to change the future
Children and youth know that climate change is altering lives, environmental patterns and futures......»»
Component suppliers see shipments to Peloton almost frozen
US-based fitness equipment maker Peloton has sharply cut its shipment pull-ins for components in January amid media reports that it may suspend production of its bikes and treadmills due to sluggish consumer demand, according to supply chain sources......»»
Soil slow to respond to native revegetation efforts
Restoration of degraded landscapes takes time and patience, but residual soil deficiencies surprised researchers who compared the results of a six-year native planting project in South Australia......»»
Cracking chimpanzee culture
Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking with tools, but need to lea.....»»
Four attorneys general sue Google for "deceptive" location tracking
A bipartisan group of attorneys general sued Google on Monday, alleging that the technology giant has used "dark patterns" and deceptive practices to track users' physical location even when those users have made efforts to block Google from doing so.....»»
A Conway "Game of Life" Conjecture Settled After 29 years
In 1992 John Conway raised a question about the patterns in his famous mathematical Game of Life: "Is there a Godlike still-life, one that can only have existed for all time (apart from things that don't interfere with it)?" Conway closed his note.....»»
Scientists map geographic patterns of soil microbe communities in Hexi Corridor deserts
A research group led by Li Yuqiang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently mapped biogeographic patterns of soil microbe communities in the Hexi Corridor deserts of northern Ch.....»»
Analysis of bankruptcy data reveals patterns that underscore broader social, economic trends
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert who studies consumer credit issues provides the first comprehensive overview of bankruptcy filers in more than 30 years, shining a spotlight on the economic stressors faced by.....»»