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The science of opera: Sound, resonance and the human voice

What happens when physics, physiology, and music collide? Opera turns the human body into an extraordinary acoustic instrument, and there’s a surprising amount of science behind the sound.

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  How smart heat tape could help stabilize the power grid

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  Can math help you win at games and puzzles?

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  How intelligence experts prepare for threats we can’t predict

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  What massive stars reveal about the early universe

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  When should new medical technology change patient care?

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  Are we ready for humans to travel to Mars?

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  How autonomous mowers are making dangerous jobs safer

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  Award-winning science that makes you laugh, then think

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  How technology transforms society and disrupts industries

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  Research suggests pollutants may affect diabetes risk

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  Technology is changing the fight to protect endangered wildlife

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  Gravitational waves are revealing a hidden universe

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  The strange science behind 'tiny people' hallucinations

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  Designing innovations that work around the world

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  Gene editing could change the fight against cancer

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  How gambling pioneers helped shape modern computing