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- Science & Society
Math targets cities’ essence
New formula relates city size to infrastructure, productivity.
- Animals
Cicadas’ odd life cycle poses evolutionary conundrums
Scientists are getting an idea about the odd family tree of periodical cicadas, how the insects synchronize their life cycles and why they breed side-by-side with others unsuitable for mating.
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- Tech
Twisted light transmits more data
Spiral beams allow multiple information streams in one cable.
- Life
Genes in wheat relatives help stave off stem rust
Wild and obscure species provide resistance to deadly fungus.
- Planetary Science
Voyager 1 on fast track toward interstellar space
More than 35 years after launch, the probe finally nears the solar system's edge.
- Health & Medicine
Experimental type 1 diabetes treatment shows promise
Findings in a small group of patients hint that a DNA-based therapy might work, but the effects fade after treatment stops.
- Health & Medicine
No link found between vaccines and nerve-damaging condition
Recently immunized people are not at an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome, a nerve-damaging condition.
- Life
Ancient horse’s DNA fills in picture of equine evolution
An entire genome compiled from a 700,000-year-old bone yields new information about equine history.
- Animals
Lemurs’ group size predicts social intelligence
Primates that live with many others know not to steal food when someone is watching.
- Health & Medicine
A wobble of the noggin reveals the workings of the heart
Pulse can be measured by examining a video of subtle head motions.
- Humans
Hard throwers evolved a long time ago
Baseball hurlers provide clues to the ancient roots of bodies that can heave objects really fast.
