The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

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Study uncovers key insights about how a new class of antiviral drugs works. Cryo-EM images showed the drugs bound to herpes simplex virus (HSV) protein at nearly atomic detail, while optical tweezers ...

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Former Australian Test cricketer Damien Martyn remains in an induced coma in a Queensland hospital receiving treatment for ...

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If you happen to be on a Texas highway sometime this summer, and see a 50,000-pound semi truck barreling along with nobody behind the wheel, just remember: A self-driving truck is less likely to kill ...

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From the hidden influence of gut bacteria on social anxiety to the surprising linguistic agility of older adults, researchers ...

Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...

You'll need a long list of items from the shroom update supplier, Fungal Phil, and other shops to start growing mushrooms in ...