‘Switches’ in our DNA that affect gene activity in cells could be crucial to understanding and possibly treating Alzheimer’s disease, with researchers identifying more than 150 control signals in specialized brain cells called astrocytes. Astrocytes provide essential support to a …
Discover how the Raspberry Pi 5 turns into a full STEM lab with free Mathematica. From real-time sensor dashboards to image processing, neural networks and stunning math art, this guide empowers students, teachers and parents to explore, invent and visualize …
In 1991, the French husband-and-wife volcanologist-filmmaker team Maurice and Katia Krafft were killed by the flow of ash from the eruption of Mount Unzen in Nagasaki. Inexplicably, Werner Herzog didn’t get around to making a film about them for more …
It’s a new year, and according to a new paper, physics is headed into a new era. Over the past few years, the field of physics has seen a major shift in research priorities – let’s take a look at …
Sahelanthropus fossils (centre) compared with a chimpanzee (left) and a human (right) Wiliams et al., Sci. Adv. 12, eadv0130 A long-running and bitterly fought dispute over whether the earliest known hominin had a knuckle-walking gait, like chimpanzees, or walked upright, …
Mathematics can be challenging for learners everywhere and some problems push thinking even further. We’ve gathered five of the trickiest mathematics questions from around the world to test your reasoning skills and spark engaging classroom discussion. Solutions are included at …
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New results from the MicroBooNE experiment rule out the existence of a sterile neutrino, reshaping how scientists think about long-standing neutrino anomalies. After many years of investigation, researchers working on the Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment (MicroBooNE) have concluded that a …
The Simplest Axiom for Logic Theorem (Wolfram with Mathematica, 2000): The single axiom ((a•b)•c)•(a•((a•c)•a))c is a complete axiom system for Boolean algebra (and is the simplest possible) For more than a century people had wondered how simple the axioms of …
Learning to code so that you can land a job in tech can feel daunting. That’s why we’re sharing inspiring stories from Codecademy’s community — to show how people like you (yes, you!) can embark on a learning journey and end up with a totally new career. We …
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