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Math

Does Defense Win Championships?

In pro football, a good defense doesn't generally trump a good offense.

Humans

From the September 5, 1936, issue

A field divided, hope for mine workers exposed to silica dust, and taking the brain's temperature.

Physics

Neutrino Detector

Neutrinos are remarkably elusive subatomic particles, and it takes specially designed and constructed detectors to ensnare them. One such detector is the Soudan Underground Laboratory, built 2,400 feet underground in an old mine in Minnesota. The lab’s Web site offers descriptions of the facilities and updates on ongoing experiments. It also has a section for […]

Planetary Science

Rare Uranian eclipse

The Hubble Space Telescope has for the first time recorded an eclipse on Uranus.