Bird flocks, bacterial swarms, and even crowds move according to interaction rules that appear to break one of physics’ most fundamental…

Scientists have found a way to make GPS remarkably accurate in city “urban canyons,” where navigation has long gone wrong. Most…

Oxford physicists have created an unconventional class of quantum superpositions from highly nonclassical states. Researchers at the University of Oxford have…

Researchers explored how different dietary changes could reduce the carbon footprint of food consumption. A single change at the dinner table…

Researchers found that a magma’s thermal history may be a key factor in determining whether an eruption becomes more vigorous or…

A new satellite-based framework allows scientists to measure the changing rhythms of cities in near real time. Cities are often described…

Bumble bees demonstrated an unexpected ability to solve a novel object-based challenge without training. A bee’s brain is smaller than a…

A newly identified sensory pathway links fine hairs to itch sensations, revealing an unexpected biological system that may contribute to chronic…