This 180-year-old graffiti scribble was actually an equation that changed the history of mathematics
On October 16 1843, the Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton had an epiphany during a walk alongside Dublin's Royal Canal. He was so...
Finding could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals
Trees are the most abundant natural resource living on Earth's land masses, and North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway...
Professor tackles graph mining challenges with new algorithm
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science professor Nikolaos Sidiropoulos has introduced a breakthrough in graph mining with the development of...
Loss of ‘nitrogen fixers’ threatens biodiversity, ecosystems
Mississippi State University is part of a European-American collaboration studying how human activities, like fertilizer use and polluting, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which...
Indestructible quantum rifts can exist in two places at once
An ion trap...
17,000-year-old remains of blue-eyed baby boy unearthed in Italy
Scientists have unspooled the life history of an ice age baby who lived in southern Italy about 17,000 years ago, revealing the child...
Boosting brainwaves in sleep improves rats’ memory
Illustration of neuron...
How do people die of the flu?
Each flu season, about 8% of people in the United States get sick with influenza. Most recover from the sickness, but thousands die...
Better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations
Research led by the University of Oxford has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the...
Protein shakeup: Researchers uncover new function of a protein that may unlock age-related illnesses
McMaster University researchers have discovered a previously unknown cell-protecting function of a protein, which could open new avenues for treating age-related diseases and...