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Here's a resolution for one of probability theory's most famous paradoxes.

Is nature using digital tools to deal with genetic information?

Cambridge researchers, the BBC, and thousands of citizen scientists have created a revolutionary infectious disease data set.

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Double counting proves a neat result in graph theory.

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A quick tour to some of Hawking's most significant achievements.

What is dark energy and how do we know it's there?

Physicists believe that around 82% of all the matter in the Universe is invisible dark matter. But if it's invisible how do they know it's there?