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 Three computer scientists have disproved a long-standing conjecture about a fundamental problem involving imperfect information. The post Researchers Refute a […]

 Some strange mathematical sequences are always whole numbers — until they’re not. The puzzling patterns have revealed ties to graph

 By bringing together disparate approaches, machines can reach a new level of creative problem-solving. The post AI System Beats Chess

 Cells in the placenta have an unusual trick for activating gentle immune defenses and keeping them turned on when no

 Scientists have recently discovered scores of free-floating worlds that defy classification. The new observations have forced them to rethink their

 The discovery that the brain has different systems for representing small and large numbers provokes new questions about memory, attention

 In the rumbles and groans of underwater volcanoes, Jackie Caplan-Auerbach finds her favorite harmonies — and clues to the Earth’s

 High-dimensional spheres can have a much wider variety of structures than mathematicians thought possible. The post In the ‘Wild West’

 Three researchers have found a long-sought way to pull information from large databases secretly, moving us closer to fully private

 The moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn appear to have subsurface oceans — tantalizing targets in the search for life beyond