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  1. Health & Medicine

    Bad air for growing brains and minds

    Preliminary evidence suggests that children’s regular exposure to heavy air pollution can be accompanied by brain inflammation and lowered scores on intelligence tests.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Math

    An infinite beautiful mind

    Theorem identifies cases in which infinite-choice games will have at least one Nash equilibrium.

    By Patrick Barry
  3. Math

    Numbers don’t add up for U.S. girls

    Culture may turn potentially high achievers away from math, new study suggests.

    By Davide Castelvecchi
  4. Life

    Parenthood: Male sharks need not apply

    A second case of a virgin shark birth suggests some female sharks may be able to reproduce without males.