Fireflies, pendulum clocks, our heart muscles and the neurons regulating our daily internal processes: these things all have a tendency toward synchrony, a phenomenon that emerges when individual ...

In a world seemingly filled with chaos, physicists have discovered new forms of synchronization and are learning how to predict and control them. When the incoherent claps of a crowd suddenly become a ...

Oscillatory dynamics in fundamental biological processes, such as circadian clocks, segmentation, and transcription factor responses, requires precise quantitative control for proper cell regulation ...

Thousands of fireflies in the eastern US and Southeast Asia exhibit breathtaking synchronized flashing, a phenomenon now ...

The synchronized flashing of fireflies in summertime evokes feelings of marvel and magic towards nature. How do they do it without a choreographer running the show? For some physicists, though, these ...