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Viewing math as a language might help it make sense to more of us

Does math leave you anxious? Maybe you feel it’s unforgiving — that unless everything is perfectly right, it’s totally wrong. Perhaps it just doesn’t compute for you. It’s like looking…

How do storms impact coastal ecosystems?

Abstract Climate change is making tropical cyclones stronger. It is also making them more common. We know tropical cyclones can cause a lot of damage to houses and buildings. But…

This long-buried glacier ice is at least 770,000 years old

Researchers have discovered remains of a very ancient glacier — one that could be more than a million years old. It lay hidden on a remote island in the Canadian…

A distant crumbling planet spills its guts

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — Astronomers have for the first time been able to see the innards of an exoplanet directly. Some 800 light-years away, this Neptune-sized world is spilling its guts…

Tiger beetles weaponize sound to ward off bat predators

In the dead of night, bats and insects are locked in an acoustic war. Bats send out ultrasonic clicks and listen for the echoes to home in on insect prey.…

Scientists Say: Dimension

Dimension (noun, “dih-MEN-shun”) In math, a dimension describes how many numbers you need to specify a particular location. Imagine a number line. You only need one number to pinpoint a…

Analyze This: When do cats move like liquids?

At times, cats seem to behave more like liquids than solids. They slip through crevices, squeeze under doors and fill containers of various shapes. A new study testing cats’ liquid-like…

His love of math led to a career in quantum computing

For James Whitfield, math is not something to dread. In fact, in college he often turned to math problems to relieve stress. He’d relax by solving equations from a textbook…

So many wondrous moons — just a spaceship ride away

More than 20 years ago, a spaceship from Earth reached Saturn, the ringed giant. Called Cassini, its voyage took seven long years. For the next 13 years, it circled the…

Experiment: How much water is needed to cook pasta?

Objective: Find the lowest amount and temperature of water required to cook pasta. Areas of science: Cooking & Food Science Difficulty: Easy intermediate Time required: 6–10 days Prerequisites: You must…