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Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

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Your gut microbes can be anti-aging – scientists are uncovering how to keep your microbiome youthful

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Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why

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How do people know their interests? The shortest player in the NBA shows how self-belief matters more than biology

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3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

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Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people, as James Van Der Beek’s death reminds us – cancer experts explain ways to decrease your risk

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Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks

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Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs

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Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain circuitry

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Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull

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Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones

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RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

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How do scientists hunt for dark matter? A physicist explains why the mysterious substance is so hard to find

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Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat

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No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?

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Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances in materials science help keep them warm

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