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Why game theory could be critical in a nuclear war
Military strategists use game theory to evaluate possible strategies—but there are limits to what this approach to decision-making can achieve
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

How a Renaissance gambling dispute spawned probability theory
A dispute over how to divvy up the pot in an interrupted game of chance led early mathematicians to invent modern risk assessment
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN6 HOURS AGO

See the spectacular Lyrid meteor shower at its peak
The Lyrid meteor shower hits its peak from April 21 to April 22. Here's everything you need to know about this annual celestial light show
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN6 HOURS AGO

‘Cocaine hippos’ raise tough questions, and scientists uncover insights on faster aging and heart risks
"Cocaine hippos," underground bees, and fresh insights into aging and heart health
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN5 HOURS AGO

Ancient Roman ‘machine-gun’ damage discovered on Pompeii walls
Recently uncovered damage to walls in Pompeii displays patterns that may have been made by an ancient "machine gun" called a polybolos
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANAN HOUR AGO

See Bruce the parrot wield his broken beak like a deadly weapon
Bruce the Kea parrot is missing the upper half of his beak, but he has turned this disability into a weapon to keep subordinates in line
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANAN HOUR AGO

The strange way cocaine water pollution is changing salmon
It turns out that salmon exposed to cocaine through water pollution do a lot of swimming—which may not be a good thing
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN2 HOURS AGO

Magnetic muon measurements and gene-therapy advances win $3 million Breakthrough prizes
This year's winners include hundreds of physicists across more than 30 institutions