Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors

Genetic sharing among evolutionary neighbors all happens through hybrids: the offspring produced when individuals from two species mate. Famous hybrids include offspring between polar and grizzly ...
EurekAlert!

New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations

MIT researchers developed a method that generates more accurate uncertainty measures for certain types of estimation. This could help improve the reliability of data analyses in areas like economics, ...
IEEE

Bayesian Decision-Theoretic Prediction with Ensemble of Meta-Trees for Classification Problems

Abstract: Decision tree algorithms are one of the most popular methods in machine learning. However, most decision tree algorithms do not assume a stochastic model behind data. On the other hand, a ...
Post and Courier

Charleston arborist warns development and neglect are killing trees on Johns Island

JOHNS ISLAND — Trees falling onto roads are not as rare of an occurrence as residents would like. Since last November, the St. John’s Fire District has responded to 60 calls to clear downed trees that ...
Quanta Magazine

‘Reverse Mathematics’ Illuminates Why Hard Problems Are Hard

When it comes to hard problems, computer scientists seem to be stuck. Consider, for example, the notorious problem of finding the shortest round-trip route that passes through every city on a map ...
IEEE

SAFEST: Fault Tree Analysis Via Probabilistic Model Checking

Abstract: This paper presents SAFEST, a powerful tool for modelling and analyzing both static and dynamic fault trees. Dynamic fault trees (DFTs) extend standard fault trees by providing support for ...