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Three days before Christmas in 1995, Linda Horton, a medical researcher in Nashville, Tenn., was diagnosed with a large,…
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A person with a failing vital organ usually has only one treatment option: get a new one. But right now,…
Patents for software?
AT SOME point in their career every mathematician comes up against the question, is mathematics invented or discovered? The…
Cutting Cancer’s Engine
Not every hypothesis in cancer research has the same staying power. Some emerge with fanfare and hype, only to fade…
Riding raindrops
To humans, falling rain usually amounts to little more than a minor inconvenience. After all, we are big and raindrops…
Tennessee’s bat cave
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENN. — The world’s first artificial bat cave is expecting the arrival of its first winged visitors.…
Aspirin for cancer prevention?
The potential benefits of taking aspirin every day to lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes are well-known.…
Icy inns at Earth’s end
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, reminding us once again of the deadly threat icebergs…
Hot technology
Almost every device that needs energy also wastes energy. Cars get their zip by burning gasoline, but that process heats up the…
Agent Higgs game turns real particle hunt on its head
As the world waits for the next installment of news in the hunt for the Higgs boson, a…