For decades, hearing experts thought that the cochlea's spiral shape was simply an efficient packing job and its shape had no effect on how this critical hearing organ functions. But a recent study by ...

A single mathematical model can explain the pattern of folds seen on the brains of a range of primates, from bush babies to macaques to humans. Bruno Mota at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ...

Irene Fonseca has been elected a fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest ...

Some snow flakes shapes are so complex that no computer model has ever been able to generate them. Until now. Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President ...

Deep inside caves, water dripping from the ceiling creates one of nature's most iconic formations: stalagmites. These pillars of calcite, ranging from centimeters to many meters in height, rise from ...