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Pulsar Heavyweight Champ Challenges Einstein
The densest objects in the universe have a new heavyweight champion: a pulsar so small that it could nearly...
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A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson C. Chow deploys mathematics to solve the everyday problems of real life. As an investigator at the National...
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Formula Follows the Evolution of Writing Styles
How does literary style evolve? Surprisingly, clues lie in words with seemingly little meaning, such as “to” and “that”....
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Plastic Debris Found Littering Ocean
There’s far more little bits of plastic in the ocean than previous studies have indicated, according to new research....
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Girls Do Have a Math Problem: Teacher Bias
Bias on the part of high school math teachers is hampering girls who want to study mathematics, an analysis...
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LHC is Back With Big Energy Boost
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is operating again after its winter break. At the beginning of April, opposing stable...
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Rutgers Professor Wins ‘Nobel Prize’ of Mathematics
Order and reason are a mathematician’s tools. In the hands of a very select few, however, those tools can...
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Algorithm Finds When a Zigzag Path Is Quickest
A zigzag path can be quicker than a straight line when travelling underwater, due to constantly changing currents that...
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Neutrinos May Still Have Broken Light Barrier – Or Not
Neutrinos which appeared to have undermined a basic law of the universe by exceeding the speed of light might...
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You Can’t Do the Math Without the Words
Most people learn to count when they are children. Yet surprisingly, not all languages have words for numbers. A...