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The Saw-Toothed Function That Broke Calculus

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Calculus is a powerful mathematical tool. But for...

Microsoft’s New Majorana 1 Processor Could Transform Quantum Computing

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.Researchers at Microsoft have announced the...

Why Is Chocolate So Expensive Right Now?

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Just four West African...

Fired federal workers share the crucial jobs no longer being done

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout

After a lifetime on the frontiers of the fight against HIV, Linda-Gail Bekker could finally see the...

Why some chaos-seekers just want to watch the world burn

Since President Donald Trump took office a few weeks ago, the administration’s frenetic activity, which has included withdrawing...

The Ozempic Shortage Is Over

The US Food and Drug Administration has determined that semaglutide is no longer in shortage, a move...

The butts of these blowfly larvae mimic termite faces

In the insect world, impostors could be hiding anywhere. When lifting a stone during an expedition in...

Did a Rock Hit Your Windshield, or Did Your Windshield Hit a Rock?

You’re driving along, minding your own business, and—TING! Something smacks your windshield. You didn't see it coming,...

The Lunar Economy Is Coming

The lunar economy, complete with its own supply chain, may seem like a distant concept, but its...

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

The widespread layoff of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown vital research into disarray, according to former...

Buried Treasure Crossword

Sid Sivakumar, a puzzle constructor and M.D./Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering and neuroscience, edited this puzzle. Looking...
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