In physics and statistical mechanics, a macrostate is the overall condition of a system—the big picture of what’s going on. A microstate, on the other hand, is the exact configuration of all parts of ...

Last week, 80 years after his death, Adolf Hitler made headlines for a surprising reason: DNA analysis determined that he may have had a micropenis. The Nazi dictator was found to have a genetic ...

With dexterous childlike hands and cheeky “masks,” raccoons are North America’s ubiquitous backyard bandits. The critters are so comfortable in human environments, in fact, that a new study finds that ...

Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great Dane, corgi to greyhound, pug to German shepherd. In fact, the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, shows more ...

For centuries, engineers have turned to nature for inspiration. Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of gliding machines that would mimic birds. Today, the close study of animals and plants is leading to ...

Diego is a writer and editor with over six years of experience covering games. He's mainly focused on guides, but he's done reviews, features, news, and everything in between. A fan of all genres, you ...

In tropical climates, lizards are everywhere. It can be a bit wild to see, and they come in all shapes and sizes. They seem a tad superfluous in such large varieties leaving one to wonder, what ...

Lucas is a writer and narrative designer from Argentina with over 15 years of experience writing for games and news. He keeps a watchful eye at the gaming world and loves to write about the hottest ...

Some colourful lizards and a mathematical formula from the finance sector have been used to build a new framework to model evolution. Developed by Dr Simone Blomberg from The University of ...

We review the “production approach” to estimating markups—the ratio of price to marginal cost. Paired with increasingly rich microdata and advances in production function estimation, the method ...

Researchers have virtually reconstructed a crushed and distorted 1 million-year-old human skull discovered in China. The newly restored cranium may have belonged to a relative of the mysterious ...

Pokémon Legends: Z-A might be weeks away, but the Meowth might already be out of the proverbial bag judging from social media posts made near the start of the year. In March, a 4chan leaker posted a ...