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What exactly is a mathematical proof? Columnist Jacob Aron breaks down how mathematicians plot a course to answer open questions, and how finding several solutions to the same problem is an important part of the whole endeavour of maths
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As with many of the most feared neurological conditions, Huntington’s disease has proven to be a minefield for drug developers.
It’s yet to be seen whether Alnylam’s drug will actually slow progression of Huntington’s, but the field is lively.
In the deepest region of the Earth's mantle, just above the core, much of the material consists of crystals of magnesium oxide.
Identifying individual animals in the wild has long meant tagging, branding or clipping. For amphibians, the standard approach has often been toe-clipping, a procedure that can affect survival…
New research reveals that faster growth rates in Honeycrisp apples increase both the incidence and severity of the "bitter pit" disorder, which is responsible for large-scale fruit yield losses and…
What would it take to watch an electron move through a material? Researchers would need to see individual atoms and capture an electron's motion at incredibly short timescales.
