Read article: Bursts of embers play outsized role in wildfire spread, say physicists
Experiments on tracking firebrands could improve predictions of spot-fire risks
Read article: Flocking together: the physics of sheep herding and pedestrian flows
Learn how the science of crowd movements can help shepherds and urban designers
Read article: Physics-based model helps pedestrians and cyclists avoid city pollution
New immersive reality method could also inform policymakers and urban planners about risks, say researchers
Read article: Study finds preschool children form ‘social droplets’ when moving around the classroom
The movement of preschool children results in two distinct phases, find study
Read article: Field work – the physics of sheep, from phase transitions to collective motion
Physics sheds a new insight on the behaviour of sheep flocks, helping with new tips on shepherding
Read article: Why North America has a ‘tornado alley’ and South America doesn’t
There’s a scientific reason why Twisters is set in the US Great Plains rather than Argentina, and it has to do with the Gulf of Mexico
Read article: Classical models of gravitational field show flaws close to the Earth
New gravitational field model quantifies the "divergence problem" identified in 2022
Read article: Simple equation predicts how quickly animals flap their wings
Relationship between mass, wing area and wingbeat frequency holds true for insects, bats, birds, whales and even a flapping robot
Read article: Nuclear physicists tame radius calculation problem
New "wavefunction matching" method correctly predicts nuclear radii of elements with atomic numbers from 2 to 58
Read article: Micro-tornadoes help transport nutrients within egg cells
New work sheds light on vortex flows involved in mixing and transporting ooplasmic components that cells need to develop
