The microscopic origin of line tension, used in the equilibrium description of liquid drops on flat surfaces, is not well understood. Simulations of water nanodroplets show that structural transitions ...

Understanding the socioeconomic impact of climate change at fine scale is essential for promoting real-world actions. Here I look back at a 2018 paper that disaggregated the global economic damages ...

PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham plans to give more power to UK cities and regions, which raise only 8% of tax ⁠revenues versus a 37% rich-country average. But decentralisation elsewhere has proven better ...