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Math

In figuring out what makes video games fun, the mystery is in the math

Climate

Carbon dioxide breaking down marine ecosystems

Scientists capitalize on 'natural’ experiment to chronicle how ecosystems will change as oceans continue to acidify.

Humans

Scientists probe terrorist talk on ‘Dark Web’

Mathematical tools can pry secretive terrorist communications in hidden sector of the Internet.

Humans

Oceans set stage for human evolution

Temperature changes off the coast dried out East Africa and allowed grasslands to spread starting around 2 million years ago.

Humans

Harsh conditions in childhood have long-term effects

Kids from Romanian orphanage also had lower volumes of gray matter.

Genetics

Crosses make lab mice even more useful

Scientists have bred new strains of lab animals with the goal of making it easier to tease out genetic components of complex diseases.

Archaeology

Archaeoacoustics: Tantalizing, but fantastical

While compelling, findings lack scientific rigor.

Health & Medicine

Osteoporosis drugs delivered wirelessly

Implanted microchip that releases medications on command has been tested in people for the first time.

Life

All genes aren’t indispensable

Even healthy people may have about 20 genes that are completely inactivated, a new study finds.

Life

Seeing, feeling have something in common

A protein needed for eye development is also involved in detecting vibrations.

Earth

Natural gas wells leakier than believed

Measurements at Colorado site show methane releases are twice as high as previously estimated.