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  1. Math

    Let’s learn about mathematical mysteries

    There are still many mysteries about numbers, shapes and other aspects of math that have yet to be solved.

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  2. Math

    Scientists Say: Prime number

    Prime numbers’ unique quality — being divisible only by themselves and one — makes them useful for encrypting secret information.

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  3. Math

    A twisty mystery about Möbius strips has been solved at last

    Turning to paper and scissors helped one mathematician finally figure out just how short the twisted loops can be.

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  4. Math

    Scientists Say: Imaginary Number

    These numbers may not be “real,” but they sure aren’t make-believe.

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  5. Math

    Bees and wasps devised the same clever math trick to build nests

    During nest building, these insects add five- and seven-sided cells in pairs. This helps their colony fit together hexagonal cells of different sizes.

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  6. Physics

    Explainer: What is chaos theory?

    Chaos can help scientists explore subjects from climate change to human brains. Learn about the theory behind this field of science.

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  7. Math

    Math explains why dense crowds form surprisingly orderly lines

    New research into the behavior of moving groups of people adds to decades of study on the wisdom of crowds.

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  8. Math

    Scientists Say: Parabola

    A parabola is a U-shaped curve, where every point along that curve is the same distance from another point and a line.

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  9. Math

    Scientists Say: Ellipse

    Ellipse describes the shapes of planetary orbits around their stars and explains the wacky acoustic phenomenon of “whispering chambers.”

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