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How science, math, and tech can propel swimmers to new heights

One hundred years ago, in the 1924 Paris Olympics, American Johnny Weissmuller won the men's 100m freestyle with a time of 59 seconds. Nearly 100 years later, in the most recent Olympics, the delayed 2020 Games in Tokyo, ...

Math discovery provides new method to study cell activity, aging

New mathematical tools revealing how quickly cell proteins break down are poised to uncover deeper insights into how we age, according to a recently published paper co-authored by a Mississippi State researcher and his colleagues ...

The case for 'math-ish' thinking

For everyone whose relationship with mathematics is distant or broken, Jo Boaler, a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE), has ideas for repairing it. She particularly wants young people to feel comfortable ...

A mathematical understanding of project schedules

Complex projects are made up of many activities, the duration of which vary according to a power law; this model can be used to predict overall project duration and delay.

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New algorithm cuts through 'noisy' data to better predict tipping points
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A periodic table of primes: Research team claims that prime numbers can be predicted
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How can Australia solve the math teacher shortage? It can start by training more existing teachers to teach math
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Wrappers delight: The Easter egg equation you never knew you needed
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'I had such fun!', says winner of top math prize
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Ice-ray patterns: A rediscovery of past design for the future
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What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more
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Paper offers a mathematical approach to modeling a random walker moving across a random landscape
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How do neural networks learn? A mathematical formula explains how they detect relevant patterns
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NASA Pi Day challenge serves up a mathematical marvel
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Drawings of mathematical problems predict their resolution
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Mathematicians prove Pólya's conjecture for the eigenvalues of a disk, a 70-year-old math problem
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New statistical tool to distinguish shared and unique features in data from different sources
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Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers and animators alike use the math concepts underlying the game
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Pythagoras was wrong: There are no universal musical harmonies, study finds
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Mathematicians discover how to stop sloshing using porous baffles
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Smart learning software helps students study math during lockdowns and beyond

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Cell & Microbiology
When bacteria are buckling: Study supports propulsion based on adhesion forces rather than slime extrusion
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An earthquake changed the course of the Ganges: Could it happen again?
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Secrets of Maya child sacrifice at Chichén Itzá uncovered using ancient DNA
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Novel photocatalyst enables efficient ester reduction with blue light
Quantum Physics
Physicists confirm quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles
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Evolution
Study on architecture of heart offers new understanding of human evolution
General Physics
Quantum entangled photons react to Earth's spin
Planetary Sciences
Astronomers discover an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star
Condensed Matter
Exploring the origin of polaron formation in halide perovskites
Plants & Animals
Researchers map genome of the last living wild horse species
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25 years of massive fusion energy experiment data open on the 'cloud' and available to everyone
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AI can teach math teachers how to improve student skills

When middle school math teachers completed an online professional development program that uses artificial intelligence to improve their math knowledge and teaching skills, their students' math performance improved.

New math approach provides insight into memory formation

The simple activity of walking through a room jumpstarts the neurons in the human brain. An explosion of electrochemical events or "neuronal spikes" appears at various times during the action. These spikes in activity, otherwise ...

'Math anxiety' causes students to disengage, says study

A new Sussex study has revealed that "math anxiety" can lead to disengagement and create significant barriers to learning. According to charity National Numeracy, more than one-third of adults in the U.K. report feeling worried ...

How master chess players choose their opening gambits

What influences the choices we make, and what role does the behavior of others have on these choices? These questions underlie many aspects of human behavior, including the products we buy, fashion trends, and even the breed ...

New theory links topology and finance

In a new study published in The Journal of Finance and Data Science, a researcher from the International School of Business at HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands introduced the topological tail dependence ...