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Scientists overturn 150-year-old geometry rule using twin donut-like torus surfaces

Researchers in the US and Germany have solved a mathematical problem that has puzzled ...

Simulations suggest a breakthrough in understanding how turbulence develops

A new study revisits a century-old question about how turbulence starts. The findings could potentially influence not only aircraft engineering but even the design of mechanical heart valves, and ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Japan’s nuclear fusion firm begins construction of first demonstration device

Japanese fusion energy startup Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. has begun Phase 1 of Helix ...
AZ Animals

Why Desert Foxes Have Huge Ears (and Arctic Foxes Don’t): The Logic of Allen’s Rule

Why do desert foxes have huge ears while Arctic foxes don't? Learn how Allen's Rule explains the link between body shape and heat management.

Uncovering a patchwork of fresh and salty groundwater beneath Great Salt Lake's south shore

Thanks to upstream diversions and climate change, Utah's Great Salt Lake has shrunk by 70% since 1989, exposing about 800 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Accidental History of the @ Symbol

Although the first documented use of @ was in 1536, the symbol did not rise from modern obscurity until 1971. Illustration by Erik Marinovich Called the “snail” by Italians and the “monkey tail” by ...