A new algorithm developed by computer scientists has revealed for the first time how genetic networks in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, evolve during the insect's life cycle. The new ...

Machine-learning engineers from the University of Bristol think they might have the master equation to predicting the popularity of a song. Simple, right? The "w"s are "weights," or musical features ...

Algorithms already make decisions for us, and now a study suggests we're happy to take their advice too. In a Harvard Business School study, people were asked to make a judgement about various things ...

The health of the placenta is vitally important during a pregnancy, but assessing it can be a challenge. While ultrasounds are one easy-to-use option, they often cannot provide enough fine detail to ...

The origin of heavy elements in our universe is theorized to be the result of neutron star collisions, which produce conditions hot and dense enough for free neutrons to merge with atomic nuclei and ...

Information from mobile marketing data firm Flurry suggests that Apple might have made some changes to the algorithms which govern the chart positions on the iOS App Store. The changes are thought to ...

A Los Alamos simulation of an accretion disk after the collision of two neutron stars. This event generates both light (blue) and heavy (red) elements. The origin of heavy elements in our universe is ...