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How prepared are we for another pandemic? Study provides mathematical insights into airborne viral transmission
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Can deep learning techniques predict sudden state transitions in nonlinear dynamical systems?
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String figures shed light on cultural connections and the roots of mathematical reasoning
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How much faster is a knight than a king? A mathematical study reveals the exact ratio
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Mathematician solves the moving sofa problem
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'I was scared': Many student teachers had bad math experiences at school. Here's how they can do better
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Mathematicians make leap in modeling human impact on climate
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Physics-based models combined with big data could lead to systematically better hypotheses
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Hybrid model links micro and macro scales in complex systems
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Love thy neighbor: Researchers reveal network structures that enhance cooperation throughout a system
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Why are boys outperforming girls in math?
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Mathematicians develop AI to forecast market interest rates
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Can we avert the looming food crisis of climate change? Mathematical model reveals critical threshold
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A new puzzle piece for string theory research: Study proves 4-graviton scattering conjecture
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A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found—but mathematicians' search for perfection will continue
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Mathematical approach can predict crystal structure in hours instead of months
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Flexible statistical method powers research on health, climate, financial data
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Testing AI systems on hard math problems shows they still perform very poorly
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'Shallow' sports and 'deep' social hierarchies: Not all pecking orders are created equally
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Hard in theory, easy in practice: Why graph isomorphism algorithms seem to be so effective

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The evolving pigment palette of European skin, eyes and hair as seen through ancient DNA
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Calculating the energy requirements for using moon dust to create rocket fuel
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Study finds adding extra periods to your texts makes them... Seem. More. Intense.
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Archaeologists discover oldest evidence of stone blade production on the Arabian Peninsula
Nanomaterials
New 2D carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking
Plasma Physics
Unlocking the secrets of fusion's core with AI-enhanced simulations
Astrobiology
Jupiter's moon Callisto is very likely an ocean world
Astronomy
Gaia 19cwm is a dwarf nova of WZ Sge type, observations find
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Quantum billiard balls: Digging deeper into light-assisted atomic collisions
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Deep-sea organisms shape ocean floor at 7.5 km depth
Condensed Matter
Nanoscale technique uses atomic vibrations to show how quantum materials behave at interfaces
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Quantum Physics
Light-powered breakthrough enables precision tuning of quantum dots
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Strong nuclear force calculations explain multiscale phenomena in atomic nuclei
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Why expanding access to algebra is a matter of civil rights

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