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HumansStatistical tests suggestive of fraud in Iran’s election
One mathematician’s closer look at voter ballot data reveals that results run afoul of Benford’s Law and show other suspicious anomalies.
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AstronomyNew images and spectra from a rejuvenated Hubble
Newly released images provide graphic evidence that repairs have transformed the Hubble Space Telescope into a brand new observatory.
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ClimateWarming has already boosted insect breeding
Museum records, publications suggest extra generations at same time as temperature increases
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LifeJiminy Cricket! Pollinator caught in the act
Using night-vision cameras, scientists have documented the first example of cricket pollination of an orchid and discovered a new species of the insect on the island of Réunion.
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LifeArtificial butterfly mixes high, low tech
Model shows importance of wing veins and bobbing flight to keeping swallowtails aloft.
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MathFunctional Family: Mock theta mystery solved
Mathematicians have solved a legendary Indian mathematician's final problem.
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PhysicsSmallest laser minds the gap
The smallest, most efficient laser yet represents a step toward speedier information transfer within computers.
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AnimalsNew Butterfly: High-alpine species from low-life parents
Little bluish butterflies high in the Sierra Nevada could be one of the few animal species to have arisen from crossbreeding of two other species.
By Susan Milius