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  1. Math

    A Mathematical Tragedy

    Sophie Germain had a bold program to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, but it was doomed to fail.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  2. Humans

    Letters from the March 1, 2008, issue of Science News

    Big evolvers Regarding “Whales Drink Sounds: Hearing may use an ancient path” (SN: 2/9/08, p. 84), I have heard that whales evolved millions of years ago into their present form, including their very large brains. We humans must be relatively recent in terms of our brain structures. Are there data concerning evolutionary development in whales? […]

    By Science News
  3. Math

    An Attack on Fermat

    The first female research mathematician had a program to solve Fermat's Last Theorem, and it was almost lost to history.