From tree branches to blood vessels, physical networks are often thought of as one-dimensional wires connecting points. In this view, the need to keep the overall ‘wire length’ to a minimum is thought ...

SCRIBE STATUE. FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ...