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Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Gut bacteria evolve rapidly in response to different diets, UCLA evolutionary biologists report in a new study. The researchers found that gene variants that help microbes digest starches found in ...

The sport doesn’t just have physical benefits—it’s a mental game. “Rock climbing fires every system of the body and mind.” A man boulders to the top of the Aguille de Joshua Tree in Joshua Tree ...

Whether you’re embracing new silver growths or attacking them strand by strand with tweezers, gray hair is an inevitable part of getting older. “Just as the skin ages and the rest of the organs in ...