Data science

A 3D reconstruction of select neurons within a small region of the human cortex.

Brain’s structure hangs in ‘a delicate balance’

New finding appears to be universal across insects, mammals and humans

When a magnet is heated up, it reaches a critical point where it loses magnetization. Called “criticality,” this point of high complexity is reached when a physical object is …






Artist’s impression of the planet Beta Pictoris b orbiting its star.

Watch an exoplanet’s 17-year journey around its star

Longest time-lapse footage of an exoplanet to date was assembled from real data

A Northwestern University astrophysicist has created the longest time-lapse video of an exoplanet to date.

Constructed from real data, the footage shows Beta Pictoris b — a …