New work sheds light on vortex flows involved in mixing and transporting ooplasmic components that cells need to develop
Read article: Micro-tornadoes help transport nutrients within egg cells
Simulations should be designed to minimize energy consumption, say physicists
Read article: Frugal approach to computer modelling can reduce carbon emissions
The collapse of the main current that warms Europe would have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems as well as human civilization
Read article: Atlantic current circulation could shut down, say climate scientists
New study suggests desert winds can create animal-like shapes
Read article: Did natural erosion help carve Egypt’s Great Sphinx?
Researchers have developed a universal theory that could help explain the odd behaviours of these materials
Read article: Strange metals reveal their secrets
New optimization algorithm could pinpoint the location of potentially damaging "forced oscillations"
Read article: Where do power surges occur in an electricity grid?
Michela Massimi reviews Escape from Model Land by Erica Thompson
Read article: How scientific models both help and deceive us in decision making
New machine learning algorithm accurately reconstructs the shapes of particle accelerator beams from tiny amounts of data
Read article: Particle physicists get AI help with beam dynamics
Observations agree with computer simulations of global warming
Read article: Climate-change ‘fingerprint’ is identified in the upper atmosphere
Research could lead to new types of X-ray sources
Read article: Threshold for X-ray flashes from lightning is identified by simulations
