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"People begin to move in vortices in densely-packed crowds." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 06 February 2025, 2040 UTC. Content and Source: https://www.nature.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). View this email in your browser Thursday 6 February 2025 Hello Nature readers, Today we learn that people begin to move in vortices in densely-packed crowds, trace the Indo-European language family back to its origin and meet the scientists who kept research alive in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict. Previous studies have found crowds to move in chaotic, irregular ways. (Bartolo lab, ENS de Lyon) Dense crowds start moving in swirls In densely-packed crowds, people form swirling ‘vortex’ patterns, with individuals moving in circles. Researchers studied crow...