Stories by dnetesn

The Math Trick Behind MP3s, JPEGs, and Homer Simpson’s Face (2013)

Starshade would take formation flying to extremes

Why Power Brings Out Your True Self (2017)

New study dramatically narrows the search for advanced life in the universe

Learning Chess at 40 (2016)

Site of biggest ever meteorite collision in the UK discovered

The Math Trick Behind MP3s, JPEGs, and Homer Simpson’s Face (2013)

Detection of powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole

I Traveled the World Hunting for Mutant Bugs (2014)

Solving a Leafy Mathematical Mystery

In Search of Life’s Smoking Gun (2014)

Mature galaxy mesmerizes in new Hubble view

Nature invented play long before it invented us

Evolving neural networks with a linear growth in their behavior complexity

Learning Chess at 40 (2016)

Most-detailed-ever simulations of black hole solve longstanding mystery

Why It Pays to Play Around

Bees can link symbols to numbers, study finds

Distraction in the Technology Age (2017)

Researchers discover cells that change their identity during normal development