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Mathematicians Seal Back Door to Breaking RSA Encryption

Digital security depends on the difficulty of factoring large numbers. A new proof shows why one method for breaking digital encryption won’t work.

January 8, 2019

Orientation Without a Master Plan

Human spatial memory is made up of numerous individual maps.

Echos

What happens when a person is simultaneously lost and found?

January 3, 2019

How Alan Turing Deciphered Shark Skin

The universal math behind hair and feathers.

January 2, 2019

It’s the End of the Gene As We Know It

We are not nearly as determined by our genes as once thought.

January 2, 2019

Yuval Noah Harari Is Worried About Our Souls

The big-data makeover of humanity could be a recipe for disaster.

December 26, 2018

Elucidating Cuttlefish Camouflage

Research sheds light on the control and development of skin patterning in cuttlefish.

Gene Editing in the Brain Gets a Major Upgrade

Scientists develop a new tool for precise genome editing in neurons.

What Defines a Stem Cell?

Our cells have more diverse regenerative capabilities than anyone expected.

December 20, 2018