Fractal patterns can be found everywhere, from snowflakes to lightning bolts to the jagged edges of coastlines. Beautiful to behold, their repetitive nature can also inspire mathematical insights into the chaos of the physical landscape. A new example of these mathematical quirks has been discovered in a type of magnetic substance known as spin ice, …
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Scientists have discovered an extremely subtle twist in the genetics of aging cells that appears to make them less and less functional over time. RResearchers from Northwestern University revealed animals like mice, rats, killifish, and even humans show a progressive imbalance of long and short genes in virtually every cell in their bodies as they …
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Example of fractal structures in spin ice with a famous fractal example (the Mandelbrot set), above a photograph of water ice. Credit: Jonathan N. Hallén, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge The nature and properties of the materials are strongly dependent on the dimension. Imagine how different life in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional world would be …
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A newly weighed exoplanet has left astronomers deeply perplexed. After taking measurements on a very young, Jupiter-sized exoplanet named HD-114082b, scientists found that its properties don’t exactly match either of the two popular models of gas giant planet formation. In short, it is much too heavy for its age. “Compared to currently accepted models, HD-114082b …
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In 2020, about 600 meters (2,000 feet) deep in an underwater canyon off the coast of Western Australia, scientists encountered a long, gelatinous creature suspended in a giant spiral. “It was like a rope on the horizon. You couldn’t miss it,” says Nerida Wilson of the Western Australian Museum. “It was so huge.” It was …
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In 2020, about 600 meters (2,000 feet) deep in an underwater canyon off the coast of Western Australia, scientists encountered a long, gelatinous creature suspended in a giant spiral. “It was like a rope on the horizon. You couldn’t miss it,” says Nerida Wilson of the Western Australian Museum. “It was so huge.” It was …
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The research is remarkable in that it is based on a huge sample of animals, numbering in the thousands. The NIA’s intervention testing program, which included UT Health San Antonio, worked with counterparts in Switzerland and Tennessee. The intervention trial program, which is funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), has reported the discovery …
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