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Studying the epic journey of the iconic jumping plumber can lead to new insights in theoretical computer science—and may help researchers understand the tractability of problems in other areas.

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The Akatsuki from Naruto is still one of the most iconic antagonistic group in anime, but which one is the best?

Delve into the hidden innovation system of drug repurposing. When patents expire and commercial value fades, a new wave of ...

Some of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions rely on the idea of neutrality. But its appeals to neutrality misunderstand the ...

We wash, deodorise and perfume our bodies daily, suggesting body odour must matter. Yet scientifically, the picture is far ...

Conventional wisdom holds that innovation is the domain of bold entrepreneurs and private enterprise, with government at best ...

The town of Harmony, Mississippi, which owes its origins to a small number of formerly enslaved Black people who bought land from former slaveholders after the Civil War, is nestled in Leake County, a ...

Recently Belfast City Council completed the purchase of Belfast’s historic Assembly Rooms as part of its “ongoing city centre regeneration drive”. The deal for the building is thought to have cost ...

California frequently turns to minimum wage hikes to offset the state's high living costs, but that creates economic pressures that can also squeeze households stuck in the middle.

A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap” ...