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Neuroscience is the most represented field on the life-sciences preprint server bioRxiv.Credit: TEK Image/Science Photo LibraryA comprehensive analysis of submissions to the preprint server bioRxiv has…

Like physics, math has its own set of “fundamental particles”—the prime numbers, which can’t be broken down into smaller natural numbers. They can only be divided…

Prime numbers are like the atoms of mathematics: they are the indivisible building blocks from which all other numbers are composed. For millennia, these numbers, divisible…

Schools in London could lose £45m in funding over the next four years as pupil numbers continue to fall, a report has warned, with secondary schools…

Earlier today I set you these three problems about the number 11. Here they are again with solutions.1. Funny formationYou are the coach of a football…

Eleven endangered skinks released into a gated community in Victoria’s Alpine national park could soon become 13, with a female known as Omeo due to give…

Regardless of all the challenges they face, small businesses have been doing pretty well in this country across the board. Don’t believe me? Take a look…

North Carolina’s defensive collapse Saturday in a 97-83 loss on the road vs. SMU was bad. No no, let me rephrase that: North Carolina’s defensive collapse…

The housing crisis has reached the country’s oldest generations, charities have warned, with a growing number of people over the age of 60 seeking help for…

The number of people in hospital with flu in England has fallen for the second week in a row, NHS figures show, as England’s top doctor…