Physicists get to grips with complex systems
Results show that putting too much effort into controlling such systems may actually make them uncontrollable
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Grains colliding in mid-air create stronger sandstorms
Surprising results from 3D simulations explain how storms are initiated
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Web life
Ask Nature: a whole website devoted to biomimicry and its many applications
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How do you recognize a penguin in a crowd?
Peter Barham explains how penguins possess unique coats
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Yeast helps physicists forecast population collapse
Warning signs of deadly "tipping points" seen in the lab
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Extraterrestrial life could be extremely rare
Calculations dampen hopes for finding life on other planets
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Between the lines
A trio of books about doomsday and disaster
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North Atlantic strait at its warmest for 2000 years
Researchers warn it could spell 'drastic changes' for the Arctic region
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Gulf Stream edging northwards along Canadian coast
But implications for this important fishing area are still uncertain
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Sharks hunt via Lévy flights
Marine predators trawl the deep blue in predictable patterns
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