Ocean surface tipping point could accelerate climate change
The oceans help to limit global warming by soaking up carbon dioxide emissions. But scientists have discovered that intense warming […]
Physics
Physics
System-based habitat management of freshwater ecosystems benefits fish and people
Biodiversity is declining rapidly. Many conservation actions focus on single species. An alternative approach is to comprehensively improve ecological processes
Physics
Toothed whales catch food in the deep using vocal fry register
Dolphins and other toothed whales are large brained top predators that captivate our imagination; they are extremely social, they cooperate,
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In Neural Networks, Unbreakable Locks Can Hide Invisible Doors
Cryptographers have shown how perfect security can undermine machine learning models. The post In Neural Networks, Unbreakable Locks Can Hide
Mathematics
3-2-1978
Edward Begle died in Palo Alto, California. Originally a topologist, he became a leader in mathematics education. More information about:
Mathematics
3-2-1962
Charles Jean de la Vallee Poussin died in Louvain, Belgium. He is best known for having proved the Prime Number
Mathematics
3-2-1877
The U.S. Congress finally awarded 20 disputed electoral votes to Rutherford B. Hayes, giving him a 185-184 Electoral College victory
Physics
P. aeruginosa bacteria produce a molecule that paralyzes immune system cells
Researchers from Freiburg and Strasbourg have discovered a strong immunological effect of the molecule LecB—and a way to prevent it.
Physics
‘Chunky dunk?’ Cleveland’s prehistoric sea monster may have been shorter, stouter than once believed
About 360 million years ago, in the shallow subtropical waters above what is now the city of Cleveland, an armor-plated
Physics
Rare quasar triplet forms one of the most massive objects in the universe
Ultra-massive black holes are the most massive objects in the universe. Their mass can reach millions and billions of solar