How cells work together: The mathematics behind biological shapes

How do biological cells join forces to form a structure? In her Ph.D. research, Daphne Nesenberend uses mathematics to show ...
ZME Science

Trees Are Sparkling with Invisible Blue Electricity During Every Thunderstorm

Because the sparking happens so uniformly across the branches they observed, the team suspects the phenomenon scales up massively. Tens to hundreds of leaves on every treetop under a thunderstorm ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Treetops Emit Ultraviolet Sparkles During Thunderstorms. Researchers Just Filmed It in Nature for the First Time

In the summer of 2024, the researchers hit the road, chasing storms from Florida to Pennsylvania. Finally, they got lucky: While camped out during a thunderstorm in Pembroke, North Carolina, they ...
AZ Animals

Can You Tell the Temperature by Listening to Crickets? The Science Behind Dolbear’s Law

Dolbear’s Law reveals how the snowy tree cricket can act as a natural thermometer. By counting chirps, you can estimate ...