03/11/2015

San Diego's kelp forests are teeming with life

Below the San Diego coastline's pristine horizon lies a parallel world more akin to an ethereal rain forest than the sun-soaked scenery above. The region's underwater kelp forests are home to an incredibly diverse population ...

Ketchup and traffic jams—the maths of soft matter

The class of materials known as soft matter—which includes everything from mayonnaise to molten plastic—is the subject of the inaugural lecture by Michael Cates, Cambridge's Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.

How to feed a racehorse and keep him healthy

As we celebrate the Melbourne Cup today with our drinks and nibbles, it's worth a passing glance at the way we nourish our champions of the turf.

Researchers aim for smarter people, not smarter thermostats

For decades, conservation-minded homeowners have invested in programmable thermostats, which typically come with thick manuals showing how to use a dizzying array of buttons and settings aimed at saving money on heating and ...

NASA finds new way to track ocean currents from space

A team of NASA and university scientists has developed a new way to use satellite measurements to track changes in Atlantic Ocean currents, which are a driving force in global climate. The finding opens a path to better monitoring ...

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