Leo Wilson

Humans are uniquely adapted to running long distances, and can even eventually6 chase down horses and cheetahs. Researchers have discovered hundreds of historical accounts of humans hunting prey by chasing them down over long distances, which some believe is why we evolved our unique talent for endurance running. While speedy animals such as cheetahs or … Read more

Experimental scheme. Credit: Nature Physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02472-6 Strong field quantum optics is a rapidly emerging research topic, which merges elements of non-linear photoemission rooted in strong field physics with the well-established realm of quantum optics. While the distribution of light particles (i.e., photons) has been widely documented both in classical and non-classical light sources, … Read more

Commensal bacteria (red) among the mucus (green) and epithelial cells (blue) in a mouse small intestine. Credit: University of Chicago. The way we make decisions in a social context can be explained by psychological, social, and political factors. But what if other forces were at work? Hilke Plassmann and her colleagues from the Paris Brain … Read more

A river once ran alongside many of Egypt’s pyramids, which helped to move the massive materials that built the famous monuments, scientists say. Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the massive stone … Read more