In physics and statistical mechanics, a macrostate is the overall condition of a system—the big picture of what’s going on. A microstate, on the other hand, is the exact configuration of all parts of ...

Last week, 80 years after his death, Adolf Hitler made headlines for a surprising reason: DNA analysis determined that he may have had a micropenis. The Nazi dictator was found to have a genetic ...

With dexterous childlike hands and cheeky “masks,” raccoons are North America’s ubiquitous backyard bandits. The critters are so comfortable in human environments, in fact, that a new study finds that ...

Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great Dane, corgi to greyhound, pug to German shepherd. In fact, the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, shows more ...

For centuries, engineers have turned to nature for inspiration. Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of gliding machines that would mimic birds. Today, the close study of animals and plants is leading to ...

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In tropical climates, lizards are everywhere. It can be a bit wild to see, and they come in all shapes and sizes. They seem a tad superfluous in such large varieties leaving one to wonder, what ...

On this episode of The Long View, Mike Pyle, managing director and deputy head of the Portfolio Management Group at BlackRock, who also held economic policy roles in both the Obama and Biden ...

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Researchers studied ancient tooth fossils and found that a gene mutation in modern humans (right) better protected them against lead and gave them an advantage over Neanderthals (left). Kyle Dykes / ...

Some colourful lizards and a mathematical formula from the finance sector have been used to build a new framework to model evolution. Developed by Dr Simone Blomberg from The University of ...