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Fungi slay insects and feed host plants
Researchers are discovering that some plants get their nutrients by robbing nitrogen from the flesh of soil-dwelling insects.
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Dolphins may seek selves in mirror images
Dolphins apparently recognize their own reflections.
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Five-Suit Decks, Traffic-Jam Puzzles, and Other Treats
Tired of playing the same old card games with the same old cards? One option is to expand the deck to include five suits instead of just four. To solve this difficult Rush Hour puzzle, you must move vehicles out of the way to permit the red car to exit at right. The best known […]
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Measuring with Jugs
Given a 5-liter jug, a 3-liter jug, and an unlimited supply of water, how do you measure out exactly 4 liters? In her book In Code: A Mathematical Journey, Sarah Flannery gives this classic brainteaser as an example of the sorts of playful puzzles that her father, a mathematics lecturer at the Cork Institute of […]
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Groups, Graphs, and Erdös Numbers
Erdös numbers reveal the great extent of mathematical collaboration.
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Super Bowl Crashes
Should you stay off the road immediately after the Super Bowl telecast is over?
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Super Bowl Crashes
Should you stay off the road immediately after the Super Bowl telecast is over?
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Ask-a-Friend Marketplaces
If you ask enough friends, paying for answers to questions can help you get the answers you need from a social network.
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- Materials Science
Making the Most of It
A recent crop of studies demonstrates how nature finds strength in unlikely places.
