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Saturday Citations: Is the universe a computational process? Plus: Psychological benefits of gaming

This week, researchers uncovered the negative pressure mechanisms plants use to communicate stress. Linguists found that the melody of spoken language in English functions as its own, distinct language. And there was also depressing news! […]

Scientists sound alarm as Trump reshapes US research landscape

From cancer cures to climate change, President Donald Trump’s administration has upended the American research landscape, threatening the United States’ standing as a global science leader and sowing fear over jobs and funding.This article is […]

How a 19th-century treaty shaped the modern world’s measurements

On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet globally influential treaty in history: the Metre Convention.This article is brought to […]

Saturday Citations: An exoplanetary biosignature; the diplomacy of body odor; personalities of bees

This week, the Curiosity rover found large carbon deposits on Mars, suggesting an ancient carbon cycle. Researchers exploring the domestication of cats believe they may have originally pounced out of Tunisia. And researchers in Michigan […]

First US ‘refugee scientists’ to arrive in France in weeks: university

The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in June, officials said Thursday.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Scottish rowing brothers aim for record-breaking Pacific crossing

Three Scottish brothers have embarked on a mammoth journey from Peru hoping to set a record time for rowing across the Pacific Ocean.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Saturday Citations: Huge eruptions from a black hole; the largest-ever functional brain map; origins of human musicality

This week, researchers reported a brain circuit linked to the intensity of political behavior. Microbiologists found that the 2018 eruption of the Kīlauea volcano drove a rare, massive summertime phytoplankton bloom, the largest ever recorded […]

Walking on two legs may explain human musicality and language, argues research

The fact that humans walk on two legs is likely the reason we have developed our rhythmic, musical, and linguistic abilities, suggests new research by physician and researcher Matz Larsson.This article is brought to you […]

Saturday Citations: Leaky continental plates, talking monkeys and a spectacular Einstein ring

This week, researchers reported on nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations. Geologists report that Earth’s first crust probably had chemical features similar to today’s continental crust. And engineers advanced quantum […]

Australia and New Zealand are plagued by ‘tall poppy syndrome’—but would a cure be worse than the disease?

The original tall poppies bloomed in the garden of Tarquin the Proud, last king of Rome. To communicate that his enemies should be defeated by killing their leaders, he is said to have decapitated the […]