Joanna Thompson

1 week ago | newscientist.com | Joanna Thompson

Life Superb starlings appear to swap between parent and ‘nanny’ roles to help raise chicks over their lifetimes, even when they aren’t related to them They say it takes a village to raise a child; for these birds, it is no different. Superb starlings not only help raise other starlings’ chicks, but they also switch between the roles of “parent” and “nanny” multiple times throughout their lives.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Joanna Thompson

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of atoms floating freely in the air. | Credit: Stanislaw Pytel via Getty ImagesFor the first time, scientists have observed solo atoms floating freely and interacting in space. The discovery helps to confirm some of the most basic principles of quantum mechanics that were first predicted more than a century ago but were never directly verified.

1 week ago | livescience.com | Joanna Thompson

For the first time, scientists have observed solo atoms floating freely and interacting in space. The discovery helps to confirm some of the most basic principles of quantum mechanics that were first predicted more than a century ago but were never directly verified. Individual atoms are notoriously difficult to observe due to their quantum nature. Researchers cannot, for example, know both an atom's position and its velocity at the same time, due to quantum weirdness.

1 week ago | livescience.com | Joanna Thompson

Polynomial equations are a cornerstone of modern science, providing a mathematical basis for celestial mechanics, computer graphics, market growth predictions and much more. But although most high schoolers know how to solve simple polynomial equations, the solutions to higher-order polynomials have eluded even seasoned mathematicians.

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Joanna Thompson

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