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More Millennials Are Having Strokes
A Scientific American analysis finds this trend differs based on where one lives
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Deep-Learning Networks Rival Human Vision
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Nuclear Weapons Site Alarms Shut Off, Scientists Inhale Uranium
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Nil Communication: How to Send a Message without Sending Anything at All
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Physics
Rainbow Photons Pack More Computing Power
Space
Space
The Case for Cosmic Modesty
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Chemistry
A Cat Turned Milk into Popular Plastic
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Climate
Overlooked Water Loss in Plants Could Throw Off Climate Models
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Environment
Accelerating Sea Ice Floes Could Spread Pollution Faster
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Why Are so Many Babies Born around 8:00 A.M.?
Data visualization engineer Zan Armstrong takes a close look at human birth patterns.
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
A Scientific American analysis finds this trend differs based on where one lives
Brain-Invading Tapeworm That Eluded Doctors Spotted by New DNA Test
Genetic sequencing of spinal fluid hailed as an advance over standard procedures for diagnosing brain infections
Are You a Magnet for Mosquitoes?
Researchers are studying the way twins smell for clues about the genetic basis of insect appeal
You Do Not Think Alone
A new book argues that thought and knowledge are community efforts
Nil Communication: How to Send a Message without Sending Anything at All
Physicists have exploited the laws of quantum mechanics to send information without transmitting a signal. But have they, really?
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Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2017
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Which 10 disruptive solutions are now poised to change the world?
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Giant Model Mimics Damaged Dam Spillway
When the Oroville Dam spillway cracked and failed after a wet California winter, a team of scientists created a one fiftieth–scale model of the damaged concrete and eroded hillside to help guide the reconstruction.
