Extinction gets synchronized
New study shows how populations of a species go extinct
Google unearths physics gems
Physicists use Google to discover top papers that conventional citation indices have overlooked
Physics goes to the movies
Scientists show that the popularity of a film depends on word-of-mouth recommendations
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Galaxy simulation breaks new ground
Astronomers have performed one of the world's largest astrophysics calculations to date
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How to calculate hardness
New calculations could consign the "diamond test" to history
Physicists look at birdsong
A method that predicts the breathing patterns of canaries
How physics can improve your football
Scientists have worked out how to maximise the length of a soccer throw-in
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Cruise control avoids jams
Cars that automatically keep a fixed distance from the car in front could dramatically cut congestion
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Pythagoras
It means more than just triangles
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Search engines are not unfair
New web sites benefit from the way that search engines work
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