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statistical physics

At the Far Ends of a New Universal Law

By Natalie Wolchover
October 15, 2014
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A potent theory has emerged explaining a mysterious statistical law that arises throughout physics and mathematics.

neuroscience

Brain’s Positioning System Linked to Memory

By Emily Singer
October 7, 2014
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The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three researchers who discovered how the brain navigates the world. Their work may also help illuminate how the mind stores memories.

biology

Elusive Form of Evolution Seen in Spiders

By Emily Singer
October 2, 2014
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A study of diverse colonies of spiders supports a controversial idea in evolution — that natural selection can act on communities as well as on individuals.

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ecology

Lizard Stowaways Revise Principle of Ecology

By Emily Singer
September 24, 2014
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The movement of lizards around the Caribbean is forcing researchers to account for human activity in even their most basic ecological models.

BICEP2 graphic.
cosmology

‘Big Bang Signal’ Could All Be Dust

By Natalie Wolchover
September 21, 2014
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Cosmic dust in the high latitudes of the Milky Way could account for the entire swirl pattern that had been presented as proof of a leading Big Bang theory, according to a new data analysis from the Planck satellite.

Blanco telescope.
Q&A

Finding Dark Energy in the Details

By Natalie Wolchover
September 18, 2014
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The astrophysicist Joshua Frieman seeks to pinpoint the mysterious substance driving the accelerating expansion of the universe.

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evolution

Evolution’s Random Paths Lead to One Place

By Emily Singer
September 11, 2014
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A massive statistical study suggests that even though genetic changes happen at random, the final evolutionary outcome — fitness — is predictable.

ecology

The Thermodynamic Theory of Ecology

By Veronique Greenwood
September 3, 2014
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Nature’s large-scale patterns emerge from incomplete surveys that borrow ideas from information theory.

particle physics

Quark Quartet Fuels Quantum Feud

By Natalie Wolchover
August 27, 2014
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Newly discovered particles are forcing physicists to extend their simple picture of subatomic interactions or replace it with a more nuanced understanding.


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