A wonderfully fun study published in February 2022 asked a provocative question: what are the physiological determinants of trail running performance? The authors had me hooked in the abstract. So I ...

Cepheid variable stars exhibit regular pulsations whose period directly correlates with their intrinsic brightness (absolute luminosity). The Leavitt law establishes this relationship between ...

Suppose you are about to meet a person for the first time and want to predict that person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a variety of settings over the next several years. What single piece of ...

A new AI program observed physical phenomena and uncovered relevant variables -- a necessary precursor to any physics theory. But the variables it discovered were unexpected. A precursor step to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study evaluated 928 students over a period of two 16-week semesters. Attendance, gender, classification, and major were recorded for all ...

A new image taken with the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) VISTA survey telescope reveals the famous Trifid Nebula in a new and ghostly light. By observing in infrared light, astronomers can see ...

Can a computer simulation help guide the United States toward producing more and better-qualified math and science students? A team of engineers from the Raytheon Co. thinks so. Today, after three ...

Cell, the flagship biology journal of Cell Press, presents a landmark issue on sex and gender in science. It includes a collection of articles on topics related to strategies for promoting gender ...