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Health & MedicineA new pancreatic cancer pill may be a game changer for patients
Daraxonrasib, which nearly doubled patients' survival time, fights the disease in a new way. It bear-hugs a cancer protein that drives cell growth.
By Meghan Rosen - Math
Here’s how to make an origami torus with the fewest folds possible
A mathematician found the most efficient way to fold paper into a doughnutlike shape.
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Planetary ScienceEuropa may not vent water into space after all
The debate could reopen in 2030 when NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft gets the closest view of the icy moon’s surface.
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AnimalsHoming pigeons may use a surprising navigation mechanism
How animals navigate by Earth's magnetic field is hotly debated.