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Science & Society

Why do some people succeed when others fail? Outliers provide clues

A close look at outliers — people or communities that defy expectations — reveals what could be.

Physics

Antiprotons show no hint of unexpected matter-antimatter differences

The ratio of electric charge to mass for protons mirrors that of their antimatter counterparts.

Health & Medicine

‘Blastoids’ made of stem cells offer a new way to study fertility

Newly created “blastoids” could help with research on nonhormonal contraceptives and fertility treatments.

Animals

Here’s how spider geckos survive on Earth’s hottest landscape

An analysis of the stomach contents of Misonne’s spider geckos shows there are more critters in the heart of Iran’s Lut Desert than meets the eye.