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  1. Math

    Super Bowl Crashes

    Should you stay off the road immediately after the Super Bowl telecast is over?

    By Ivars Peterson
  2. Astronomy

    Cosmic Computing

    The largest computer simulation of the universe ever compiled uses dark matter to shed light on the formation of galaxies and on the visible structure of the universe.

    By Ron Cowen
  3. Math

    Super Bowl Crashes

    Should you stay off the road immediately after the Super Bowl telecast is over?

    By Ivars Peterson
  4. Tech

    Growing Expectations

    Biofuels made from waste agricultural plant matter are gaining prominence as new technologies make them increasingly competitive with petroleum fuels.

    By Naila Moreira
  5. Math

    Armor-Plated Puzzle

    Behind the beautiful patterns of many viral shells lie principles of pure physics and mathematics that scientists have illuminated in recent theoretical studies.

    By Peter Weiss
  6. Humans

    From the January 5, 1935, issue

    Karl T. Compton, Einstein explains relativity theory, and controlling cancer cells.

    By Science News
  7. Humans

    EPA to fine DuPont over ingredient in Teflon

    The Environmental Protection Agency says it may levy a fine surpassing $300 million against DuPont for concealing evidence that it was contaminating the environment with perfluorooctanoic acid.

    By Ben Harder
  8. Health & Medicine

    Mexican Americans face stroke risk

    Middle-aged Mexican Americans face twice the stroke risk that non-Hispanic whites do.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Tech

    When the Chips are Down

    Scientists seek alternatives to a computer technology nearing its limits.

    By Laura Sivitz
  10. Archaeology

    Seeing Past the Dirt

    Increasingly, researchers are using geophysical techniques such as ground-penetrating radar and magnetometers to target their excavations.

    By Sid Perkins
  11. Tech

    Quantum dots light up cancer cells in mice

    Brightly fluorescent crystals known as quantum dots have the potential to seek out cancerous cells in the body, a trick that could lead to highly precise cancer screening.

    By Alexandra Goho
  12. Health & Medicine

    A Matter of Time

    Some patients are diagnosed with severe heart attacks in or near hospitals that can't offer them the best treatment, but is emergency transport to a better-equipped facility worth the delay?

    By Ben Harder