For nearly a century, biologists have emphasized the profound importance of spatial scale for ecology, evolution and conservation. Nonetheless, objectively identifying critical scales has proven ...

Climate startups are pursuing modularity in an attempt to derisk tech and lure in investors. They could be on to a winner, with top VCs looking for startups that scale out capacity. Industrial, energy ...

Environmental sustainability is increasingly critical. It permeates many sectors of society. An increasingly unexpected place is the world of fashion. Clothing production and associated textile ...

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 78, No. 5 (2018), pp. 2439-2464 (26 pages) Networks capture pairwise interactions between entities and are frequently used in applications such as social ...

Introduction : The modularity concept in developmental and evolutionary biology / Gerhard Schlosser and Günter P. Wagner -- Selector genes and the genetic control of developmental modules / Craig ...

The way a person’s brain is “wired” directly impacts how well they perform simple and complex tasks, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University. The brain is organized into different ...

The Mac Pro redesign of 2019 was one of the biggest overhauls of an Apple product since — well, ever. Nothing was left untouched, from the exterior design to the internal components. Yet nothing made ...

In the ever-evolving world of technology that is driven by innovation, convenience has become the staple of modern day living. But what exactly is the driving force behind convenience? The answer is ...

Trying to characterize the “architecture of the mind” is one of the central projects in cognitive science. From understanding what neurons actually do, to designating certain brain regions as ...