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2 DAYS AGO
Jacob Tsimerman Lives in Number Theory
Dr. Tsimerman won one of four Fields Medals, an award for top mathematicians under 40, for his work on the André-Oort conjecture, but is now changing his focus to artificial intelligence.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them
When the roads get crowded, many drivers start changing lanes. Mathematics suggests this intuition is typically wrong
2 DAYS AGO
Health Care Agency Discontinues Dozens of Active Research Awards
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality slowed the awarding of new grants last year. Now it is stopping existing ones.
2 DAYS AGO
What to Know About Peptides the FDA Is Considering for Use
The agency is considering whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to produce BPC-157, TB-500 and other previously banned peptides.
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Guy Tudor, Whose Art Brought Obscure Birds to Life, Dies at 91
A self-taught ornithologist, he won a MacArthur fellowship for his precise, resplendent illustrations that appeared in definitive field guides to tropical songbirds.
2 DAYS AGO
On Second Test of Its Newest Starship Design, SpaceX Sticks the Landing
It was the 13th test overall of Starship. The success is a boon to NASA’s moon plans and SpaceX’s hopes to deploy a million data centers in orbit.
2 DAYS AGO
Can This New Enzyme Turn Back the Clock in Bodily Tissues?
In a recent study, scientists devised a way of reversing the buildup of compounds that lead to some age-related diseases.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN8 HOURS AGO

550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse
Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now, scientists think they've solved how she died
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Paul Andrews, Founder of the Woodstock of U.F.O.s, Dies at 77
An annual convention in the California desert offered a safe space for believers to discuss extraterrestrial encounters, crop circles and other paranormal phenomena.