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The universe speaks to us in the form of numbers, and appears to us in myriad ways that we have yet to fully discover and understand. Modern Sciences pushes forward into modern-day discussion the different lenses through which we view the universe, and the language we use to commune with it—from beautiful patterns and equations brought forth by the best mathematicians to the latest discoveries that unravel the inner workings of our physical realm.
Choice Experiment Shines Over Contingent Valuation in Water Resource Valuation, According to Study
Declared Preferences (DP) methods are an effective way to estimate the values associated with changes in welfare, according…
New Study Finds Potential Benefits of Using Sludge from Service Stations in Agriculture
Researchers in Colombia have conducted a study on the microbiological characterization and potential alternatives for using sludge generated…
Water In our Solar System Formed Billions of Years Before the Sun, Scientists Find
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found water in the circumstellar disk of a nearby…
Four ways that fossils are part of everyday life
The building blocks of the Giza pyramids contain trillions of fossilised remains of an ocean-dwelling organism called foraminifera.…
How amateur scientists are still helping make important discoveries
pexels/ mart production, CC BY-SA Mark Lorch, University of Hull What images does science conjure up in your…
Researchers Shed Light on How Amino Acids Shaped the Genetic Code of Ancient Microorganisms
Scientists have found that the genetic code of ancient microorganisms was shaped by specific amino acids, shedding light…
A Probability Problem With Sleeping Beauty and Coins
Rattle your heads a bit with this odd probabilty dilemma with coins and a particularly famous sleeping fairytale…
Researchers Have Created High-speed “Switches” From Fullerenes
A group of international researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo‘s Institute for Solid State Physics, has…
What’s Stopping Protons and Neutrons From Flying Apart?
It’s pretty common to hear the phrase “opposites attract,” and it certainly applies to stuff within the atom.…
‘Forever chemicals’ have made their way to farms. For now, levels in your food are low – but there’s no time to waste
Shutterstock Ravi Naidu, University of Newcastle They stop your food from sticking to the pan. They prevent stains…