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Microbes May Rig Their DNA to Speed Up Evolution

Lego-Like Brain Balls Could Build a Live Replica of Your Noggin

Shrinking Bat Genomes Spark a New Model of Evolution

New Theory Suggests Life Wasn't a Fluke—It Was Physics

Decoding the Geometry of Viruses Could Lead to Better Vaccines

What if Sex Is Just a Garbage Dump for Genetic Mutations?

Strange Noise in Gravitational-Wave Data Sparks Debate

A Math Genius Blooms Late and Conquers His Field

Two Conjectures Collide, Endangering the Naked Singularity

This Dark Matter Theory Could Solve a Celestial Conundrum

New Math Untangles the Mysterious Nature of Causality

Cosmic Discoveries Fuel a Fight Over the Universe’s Beginnings

Ecologists Are Drowning in Sea of Data. These Tools Could Help

In Defense of the Reality of Time

Swirling Bacteria Illuminate the Strange Physics of Swarms

A Cosmic-Ray Hunter Closes in on Super-Energetic Particles

Inside the Hunt for the Source of a Mysterious Cosmic Burst

Gerrymandering Is Illegal, but Only Mathematicians Can Prove It

Math's $1,000,000 Question Isn't Just for Mathematicians Anymore

A Retiree Discovers an Elusive Math Proof—And Nobody Notices