Polymers that crawl like worms: How materials can develop direction without being told where to go

Researchers at the University of Vienna have uncovered a surprising phenomenon: polymer chains with segments that simply ...

Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?

As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look up at the sky. The front door of our ...

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 ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Congress hasn't officially declared war since WWII. Here's how presidential war powers have played out since then

Congress has not declared an official state of war since World War II. Yet since 1945, U.S. service members have fought and ...
Major League Baseball

Standard Stats

Standard stats are widely used by those who play fantasy baseball. A typical fantasy baseball league will use the following statistics: In this section, you will find explanations of baseball's ...