Signal propagation in complex networks drives epidemics, is responsible for information
going viral, promotes trust and facilitates moral behavior in social groups, enables the …

Random walk is a fundamental concept with applications ranging from quantum physics to
econometrics. Remarkably, one specific model of random walks appears to be ubiquitous …

The Anthropocene has emerged as perhaps the scientific concept of the new millennium.
Going further than earlier conceptions of the human–environment relationship …

Individual swimming bacteria are known to bias their random trajectories in search of food
and to optimize survival. The motion of bacteria within a swarm, wherein they migrate as a …

The human body is colonized by a diverse collective of microorganisms, including bacteria,
fungi, protozoa and viruses. The smallest entity of this microbial conglomerate are the …

Biological invasions are increasingly commonplace, driven primarily by the accidental
human transport of exotic species via shipping or trade. The economic impacts can be …

Human crowds provide paradigmatic examples of collective behavior emerging through self-
organization. Understanding their dynamics is crucial to help manage mass events and daily …

Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although
understanding of what enabled these processes is limited. Here, we explore the behavioural …

Bacteriophages (phages) defend mucosal surfaces against bacterial infections. However,
their complex interactions with their bacterial hosts and with the mucus-covered epithelium …

Though epidemiology dates back to the 1700s, most mathematical representations of
epidemics still use transmission rates averaged at the population scale, especially for …