(ISNS) -- If you want to beat the house at roulette, it helps to think like a physicist. A simple model of the motion of a roulette wheel and ball, based on physics principles and confirmed by ...

(Inside Science) -- In the last five years, tens of thousands of African elephants have been killed by poachers for their ivory and soon they may be all gone. African countries have spent millions of ...

(Inside Science) -- Back in the 1600s, lacking an alternative, doctors tried transfusing milk and wine into the bloodstreams of their hemorrhaging patients. When that failed, they moved on to sheep’s ...

Early in tumor development, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) detach from primary or metastatic lesions and are important biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment response. But they are rare in blood ...

Detecting weak optical signals against the overwhelming light of the sun is necessary for daytime use of LIDAR and free-space optical communications. Historically, these applications have been limited ...

We’re excited to reveal the next step in the evolution of FYI: a completely new digital experience designed to help you explore science policy issues that matter to you. We’ve overhauled our budget ...

(Inside Science) -- Have you ever played with a pocket-sized laser, wondering how far its light would travel? Could you, a naughty student inside a classroom on Earth, annoy a poor substitute teacher ...

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming biomedical research, including in image analysis, drug ...

Drawing on data from the physics-based FIRETEC model, a nonlinear dynamical approach examines time series for a variety of ...

An independent investigative board presented its final report on the failure of the Mars Observer mission to NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin on January 5. Communication with the spacecraft, which had ...

(Inside Science) -- Orchids come in extraordinary diversity. With more than twice the myriad species of birds, orchids make up what may be the largest family in the plant kingdom. Now, scientists are ...