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The winter solstice is the culmination of a period every year when each cell in our body literally craves more light
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The proof that the Apéry constant is irrational remains one of the most bizarre events in the history of mathematics
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If there’s a hidden world in the solar system, a new telescope should find it
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The healing potential of the brain’s most interconnected nerve intrigues researchers
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The motion of outer solar system objects hints at a hidden planet shaping their orbits. The upcoming Vera C. Rubin telescope in Chile could confirm its existence within a few years. Read our January issue to learn more:
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A mathematician has calculated the ideal shape for a beer glass to keep the liquid inside as cool as possible
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Communities are thinking big and relying on smaller energy systems called microgrids to gain reliable energy autonomy
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For two decades now, the iconic twin Voyager spacecraft have been quietly overturning everything we thought we knew about the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space
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