Purdue University’s College of Science is committed to the persistent pursuit of the mathematical and scientific knowledge that forms the very foundation of innovation. More than 350 tenure-track ...

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The much-anticipated annual event peaks on the night of August 12 into the next morning. This year, the moon won’t crash the party, as our natural satellite will be in its dark new moon phase Spinal ...

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, in collaboration with investigators at the University of Chicago, have developed a new computational framework that helps scientists ...

Swirling, vortex-like patterns observed on the sun's surface Astronomers have obtained the highest-resolution images to date of our sun's visible surface, observing swirling, vortex-like patterns in ...

Physical sciences are those academic disciplines that aim to uncover the underlying laws of nature - often written in the language of mathematics. It is a collective term for areas of study including ...

Biological sciences encompasses all the divisions of natural sciences examining various aspects of vital processes. The concept includes anatomy, physiology, cell biology, biochemistry and biophysics, ...

Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa talks about surprising results that are changing how we think dopamine works and how the brain really learns ...

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What can a pizza shop teach us about the dramatic shifts taking place in consumer marketing? Quite a lot, actually. New research focused on pizza delivery has found that consumer impatience is driving ...

Distributed computing projects—in which software ties together many internet-connected PCs to work on computationally massive problems—can put that power to good use. Perhaps you've heard of SETI@home ...