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  • Ants Live 10 Times Longer by Altering Their Insulin Responses

    Ants Live 10 Times Longer by Altering Their Insulin Responses

    Queen ants live far longer than genetically identical workers. Researchers are learning what their longevity secrets could mean for aging in other species.

  • Google Researcher, Long Out of Math, Cracks Devilish Problem About Sets

    Google Researcher, Long Out of Math, Cracks Devilish Problem About Sets

    On nights and weekends, Justin Gilmer attacked an old question in pure math using the tools of information theory.

  • The Year in Math

    The Year in Math

    Four Fields Medals were awarded for major breakthroughs in geometry, combinatorics, statistical physics and number theory, even as mathematicians continued to wrestle with how computers are changing the discipline.

  • The Year in Math

    The Year in Math

    Four Fields Medals were awarded for major breakthroughs in geometry, combinatorics, statistical physics and number theory, even as mathematicians continued to wrestle with how computers are changing the discipline.

  • The Year in Math

    The Year in Math

    Four Fields Medals were awarded for major breakthroughs in geometry, combinatorics, statistical physics and number theory, even as mathematicians continued to wrestle with how computers are changing the discipline.

  • [:es]The Year in Biology[:]

    [:es]The Year in Biology[:]

    Momentum for new ideas in Alzheimer’s research joined advances in neuroscience, developmental biology and origin-of-life studies to make 2022 a memorable year of biological insights.

  • [:es]The Year in Biology[:]

    [:es]The Year in Biology[:]

    Momentum for new ideas in Alzheimer’s research joined advances in neuroscience, developmental biology and origin-of-life studies to make 2022 a memorable year of biological insights.

  • [:es]The Year in Biology[:]

    [:es]The Year in Biology[:]

    Momentum for new ideas in Alzheimer’s research joined advances in neuroscience, developmental biology and origin-of-life studies to make 2022 a memorable year of biological insights.

  • [:es]The Year in Physics[:]

    [:es]The Year in Physics[:]

    In a year filled with sweet new observations in astronomy and tantalizing breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, the brand-new space telescope takes the cake.