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High-Dimensional Sudoku Puzzle Proves Mathematicians Wrong on Long-standing Geometry Problem

August 21, 2024 2 min read High-Dimensional Sudoku Puzzle Proves Mathematicians Wrong about Long-Standing Geometry Problem Mathematicians reveal that tiling your multidimensional bathroom will lead

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How Food Banks Prevent Climate Change by Averting Carbon Emissions

August 17, 2024 4 min read How Food Banks Prevented 1.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Last Year Redistributing food to food banks before

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Tardigrade Fossils Reveal When ‘Water Bears’ Became Indestructible

August 15, 2024 2 min read Tardigrade Fossils Reveal When ‘Water Bears’ Became Indestructible 252 million years ago, tardigrades may have escaped extinction using this

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West Nile Cases Are Rising. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

August 12, 2024 3 min read West Nile Cases Are Rising. Here’s How to Protect Yourself West Nile is the most common mosquito-borne disease in

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Colds Bring Lots of Snot, But Just How Much?

Colds Bring Lots of Snot, But Just How Much? Science Is Strangely Silent Snot is one of the immune system’s efforts to ditch a virus,

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Overdose Deaths Are Finally Starting to Decline. Here’s Why.

The scale and tragedy of the U.S. opioid epidemic have few comparisons. More than 100,000 people have died of overdoses every year since 2021. Most

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How Extreme Heat Harms Planes, Trains, Water Mains and Other Crucial Infrastructure

The Hidden Ways Extreme Heat Disrupts Infrastructure Scorching temperatures are further burdening an already-troubled infrastructure system across much of the U.S. in ways people are

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Dungeons & Dragons Is Shedding ‘Race’ in Gaming. Here’s Why It Matters

Dungeons & Dragons Is Shedding ‘Race’ in Gaming. Here’s Why It Matters The nerd culture powerhouse is rebranding its elves, dwarfs and orcs, previously referred

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Musical Memories Don’t Fade with Age

Musical Memories Don’t Fade with Age Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can By Bianca Nogrady & Nature magazine

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Komodo Dragons’ Nightmare Iron-Tipped Teeth Are a Reptilian First

Komodo Dragons’ Nightmare Iron-Tipped Teeth Are a Reptilian First Reptile teeth have long been considered simple and cheap because the animals replace them regularly. That