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  1. Earth

    Wretched weather sealed explorer’s fate

    Unusually low temperatures hindered Robert Falcon Scott's polar expedition in 1912.

    By Richard Monastersky
  2. Earth

    Taking a mountain’s measure

    A survey of Mount Everest alters its official elevation to 29,035 feet.

    By Richard Monastersky
  3. Humans

    An Artist’s Timely Riddles

    A team of researchers demonstrates that there may be much more to the art of Marcel Duchamp than meets the casual, or even critical, eye.

    By Ivars Peterson
  4. Math

    Setting Records Randomly

    A wide variety of factors can influence the winning time of a race. For a given event over the course of a year, for example, the results may depend on the quality of the runners, the race location, weather conditions, and so on.