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number theory

Mathematicians Set Numbers in Motion to Unlock Their Secrets

By Kelsey Houston-Edwards
February 22, 2021
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A new proof demonstrates the power of arithmetic dynamics, an emerging discipline that combines insights from number theory and dynamical systems.

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neural networks

Artificial Neural Nets Finally Yield Clues to How Brains Learn

By Anil Ananthaswamy
February 18, 2021
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The learning algorithm that enables the runaway success of deep neural networks doesn’t work in biological brains, but researchers are finding alternatives that could.

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neuroscience

Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries

By Elizabeth Landau
February 8, 2021
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By digging out signals hidden within the brain’s electrical chatter, scientists are getting new insights into sleep, aging and more.

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planetary science

Rumbles on Mars Raise Hopes of Underground Magma Flows

By Robin George Andrews
February 1, 2021
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Small and cold, Mars has long been considered a dead planet. But a series of recent discoveries has forced scientists to rethink how recently its insides stopped churning — if they ever stopped at all.

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polynomials

Mathematicians Resurrect Hilbert’s 13th Problem

By Stephen Ornes
January 14, 2021
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Long considered solved, David Hilbert’s question about seventh-degree polynomials is leading researchers to a new web of mathematical connections.

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molecular biology

A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life

By Viviane Callier
January 7, 2021
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Inside cells, droplets of biomolecules called condensates merge, divide and dissolve. Their dance may regulate vital processes.

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Abstractions blog

The Mystery of Mistletoe’s Missing Genes

By Christie Wilcox
December 21, 2020
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Mistletoes have all but shut down the powerhouses of their cells. Scientists are still trying to understand the plants’ unorthodox survival strategy.

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astrophysics

The New History of the Milky Way

By Charlie Wood
December 15, 2020
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Over the past two years, astronomers have rewritten the story of our galaxy.

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geophysics

Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology

By Joshua Sokol
November 19, 2020
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An exercise in pure mathematics has led to a wide-ranging theory of how the world comes together.


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