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Earth

Some volcanic hot spots may have a surprisingly shallow heat source

Mysterious hot spots of volcanic activity in the interior of tectonic plates just got a little stranger.

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.

Neuroscience

‘Feeling & Knowing’ explores the origin and evolution of consciousness

In the book Feeling & Knowing, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio suggests that consciousness evolved as a way to keep essential bodily systems steady.