Research on the physical world, from particles and cells to ecosystems and galaxies. Coverage draws on biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and space science.
Likweli is only the fifth new African monkey named in 75 years, and it split from its closest cousin 4–5 million years ago — the deepest divergence in the colobus family. Wide rivers and poor-soil forest appear to have fenced it into a range the size of a small city, where it’s already endangered.
Northwestern’s cerebellum-inspired memtransistor stays idle through normal beats and fires only at the unexpected, hitting 98 percent accuracy where standard AI was still at 70–80. The catch: only the devices were built — the surrounding network was simulated.
A landmark National Academies report finds synthetic cells pose no wholly new risks, but calls for coordinated, adaptive federal governance of these life-blurring biotechnologies.
Why do identical orchard oaks yield black truffles in one spot and nothing nearby? New soil research points to hidden microbial differences.