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01/06/2022

Why do some people succeed when others fail? Outliers provide clues

Jan 06 2022 6:00 AM

A close look at outliers — people or communities that defy expectations — reveals what could be.

Antiprotons show no hint of unexpected matter-antimatter differences

Jan 05 2022 11:00 AM

The ratio of electric charge to mass for protons mirrors that of their antimatter counterparts.

'Feeling & Knowing' explores the origin and evolution of consciousness

Jan 05 2022 9:00 AM

In the book Feeling & Knowing, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio suggests that consciousness evolved as a way to keep essential bodily systems steady.

'Blastoids' made of stem cells offer a new way to study fertility

Jan 05 2022 7:00 AM

Newly created "blastoids" could help with research on nonhormonal contraceptives and fertility treatments.

Here's how spider geckos survive on Earth's hottest landscape

Jan 04 2022 1:04 PM

An analysis of the stomach contents of Misonne's spider geckos shows there are more critters in the heart of Iran's Lut Desert than meets the eye.

Two stars' close encounter may explain a cosmic flare that has barely faded

Jan 04 2022 8:00 AM

A brilliant outburst of light that has lasted nearly a century arose when two young stars skirted past each other, simulations suggest.

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