When estimating tree age, does size matter? Here's what arborists say.

When you think of old trees in the Lowcountry, you may think of the Angel Oak on Johns Island and live oaks like it. Local ...
The Straits Times

Research efforts judged not just on commercial output, but by a basket of factors: PMO

SINGAPORE – The success of a research effort is assessed through various factors, not just the potential to produce commercially viable outcomes. Singapore uses a “basket of parameters” to evaluate ...
The Straits Times

AI enters prime time in software innovation, pays off in less than 2 years: Survey

SINGAPORE – Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software innovation from a technical activity into a powerful engine for growth, with Singapore business executives saying that investment in ...
Quanta Magazine

Thirty Years Later, a Speed Boost for Quantum Factoring

Peter Shor didn’t set out to break the internet. But an algorithm he developed in the mid-1990s threatened to do just that. In a landmark paper, Shor showed how a hypothetical computer that exploited ...
Wired

How to Make a Tree With Fractals

Warning: If you start playing with fractals, it can get addicting. I don't know why, but it's stupid fun to make these things. Actually, I first started looking at fractals as part of the #TeamTrees ...
National Bureau of Economic Research

If There's a Doctor in the Family, Health Outcomes Improve

A study using Swedish data finds that individuals in families that include a health professional are more likely to engage in preventive health care, live longer, and are less likely to suffer from ...