Abstract: The tunicate swarm algorithm (TSA) is a new optimization algorithm. Its inspiration comes from the swarm behavior of the tunicate organisms in the deep sea. Its advantages are simple ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - If your bird feeder has been packed since the ice storm hit, there's a good reason. Many people across the area are noticing what looks like a full-on “feeding frenzy” — with ...

This article was commissioned in conjunction with Prototypes for Humanity, a global initiative that showcases and accelerates academic innovation to solve social and environmental challenges. The ...

ABSTRACT: Multi-objective optimization remains a significant and realistic problem in engineering. A trade-off among conflicting objectives subject to equality and inequality constraints is known as ...

The USDA ordered nationwide testing after multiple states confirmed the virus was present in dairy cattle. Minnesota reported nine cases last year. A dairy cow on a southwest Minnesota farm. Minnesota ...

A historic event unfolded recently in a cherished wetlands nature reserve in the United Kingdom. A rare bird species, once thought long gone from the region, has successfully bred for the first time ...

Spotted a flash of green in the Houston suburbs? It might have been a monk parakeet, an invasive species that has been flying around in Texas for nearly 50 years. Here’s what you should know about our ...

Area paddlers can disappear into a mystical, magical swamp that's close to home. That is, when conditions are right. Ample rain most springs brings high water to Beaver Lake, filling it to the brim.

What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They all share a dramatically distorted skull, with a flat, round face and a nose pushed up between their eyes. This unnatural morphology ...