A team of researchers from several institutions in Germany and Israel has used theoretical analysis to explain the conditions under which mega-ripples form in areas where sand dunes rise. In their paper published in the journal ...
DNA was credited for cracking the decades old cold case of the "Golden State Killer," a California serial murderer and rapist. But the detectives used a public database of genetic genealogy called GEDmatch, raising privacy ...
Other
May 1, 2018
0
10
The central role of public spaces in the social, cultural, political and economic life of cities makes it crucial that they're accessible to everyone. One of the most important qualities of accessible public spaces is safety. ...
Social Sciences
May 1, 2018
0
5
When Donald Trump recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminium imports he was condemned by proponents of free trade across the world. His critics said the US president had not understood how protectionist policies would ...
Environment
May 1, 2018
5
28
Sitting with 200 people at the International Mars Sample Return Conference in Berlin recently to discuss the feasibility of bringing samples back from Mars to Earth, I remember the first such conference in Paris ten years ...
Space Exploration
May 1, 2018
0
29
Real-time monitoring of the dynamics of endogenous molecules in organisms is an important aspect in the study of diseases. However, this process is difficult because of issues such as sensitivity, resolution, and invasiveness. ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 1, 2018
0
4
There is a mystery in Earth's ancient past, and the clues lie in the desert rocks of Australia and other ancient places.
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2018
3
527
Discussions about the nature of science and scientific theories are often confused by the outdated view that such theories are rendered false when anomalies arise. The notion of a scientific theory as a static object should ...
Other
May 1, 2018
0
17
Eight months ago, the detection of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star merger had us and other astronomers around the world rushing to observe one of the most energetic events in the universe.
Astronomy
May 1, 2018
45
52
The Trump administration recently announced a new policy that could vastly expand the sale of armed aerial drones, a specialty of Nicholas Grossman. The professor of political science at the University of Illinois teaches ...
Engineering
May 1, 2018
3
24
