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Biology

Microbes May Rig Their DNA to Speed Up Evolution

Aug 19, 2017 7:00 AM

Neuroscience

Lego-Like Brain Balls Could Build a Live Replica of Your Noggin

Aug 12, 2017 7:00 AM

Genetics

Shrinking Bat Genomes Spark a New Model of Evolution

Aug 6, 2017 9:00 AM

Physics

New Theory Suggests Life Wasn't a Fluke—It Was Physics

Jul 30, 2017 7:00 AM

Biology

Decoding the Geometry of Viruses Could Lead to Better Vaccines

Jul 23, 2017 7:00 AM

Biology

What if Sex Is Just a Garbage Dump for Genetic Mutations?

Jul 16, 2017 7:00 AM

Physics

Strange Noise in Gravitational-Wave Data Sparks Debate

Jul 9, 2017 7:00 AM

Mathematics

A Math Genius Blooms Late and Conquers His Field

Jul 3, 2017 7:00 AM

Physics

Two Conjectures Collide, Endangering the Naked Singularity

Jun 25, 2017 7:00 AM

Physics

This Dark Matter Theory Could Solve a Celestial Conundrum

Jun 18, 2017 7:00 AM

Cognitive Science

New Math Untangles the Mysterious Nature of Causality

Jun 11, 2017 8:00 AM

physics

Cosmic Discoveries Fuel a Fight Over the Universe’s Beginnings

Jun 4, 2017 9:00 AM

Ecology

Ecologists Are Drowning in Sea of Data. These Tools Could Help

May 27, 2017 7:00 AM

physics

In Defense of the Reality of Time

May 21, 2017 7:00 AM

Science

Swirling Bacteria Illuminate the Strange Physics of Swarms

May 13, 2017 7:00 AM

physics

A Cosmic-Ray Hunter Closes in on Super-Energetic Particles

Apr 30, 2017 8:00 AM

physics

Inside the Hunt for the Source of a Mysterious Cosmic Burst

Apr 23, 2017 8:00 AM

politics

Gerrymandering Is Illegal, but Only Mathematicians Can Prove It

Apr 16, 2017 8:00 AM

mathematics

Math's $1,000,000 Question Isn't Just for Mathematicians Anymore

Apr 11, 2017 11:00 AM

mathematics

A Retiree Discovers an Elusive Math Proof—And Nobody Notices

Apr 2, 2017 7:00 AM