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Math Puzzles’ Oldest Ancestors Took Form on Egyptian Papyrus
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The Beautiful Mind
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Private Spacecraft Back From Orbit
By KENNETH CHANG
The capsule’s splashdown in the Pacific Ocean went as smoothly as the launching of the Falcon 9 rocket.
Report Finds Oil-Drilling Inspectors in Disarray
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Federal inspectors charged with ensuring the safety of offshore oil drilling are overwhelmed, insufficiently trained and lack official procedures for crucial decisions, investigators found.
U.S. and China Narrow Differences at Climate Talks in Cancún
By JOHN M. BRODER
With narrowing differences over a key issue, verification, there is growing hope of modest success at the conference.
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By JOHN GOODGE
Scientists begin research to build a better picture of the continent hidden beneath the polar ice cap of Antarctica.
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An Alert on Ocean Acidity
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Carbon dioxide emissions from man-made sources are causing the acidity level to rise at what is probably the fastest rate in 65 million years, threatening global fisheries, a study says.
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Research suggests that the idea of doing a puzzle shifts the brain into an open, playful state that is itself a pleasing escape.
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Video game designers hope to harness some of the thousands of hours spent playing for tackling scientific problems and a host of other tasks.
Eye for Art and Artistry Amid Jigsaw’s Jumble
By JENNIFER A. KINGSON
The history of the venerable jigsaw puzzle and how it has evolved to include dazzlingly intricate designs that may knock your eyes out.
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Across and Down, the Wizard Who Is Fastest of All
By DENISE GRADY
Dan Feyer whips through 20 crosswords a day, is the winner of this year’s American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and has 100,000 puzzles saved on his computer.
Math Puzzles’ Oldest Ancestors Took Form on Egyptian Papyrus
By PAM BELLUCK
The documents were not recreational diversions, but practical guides to keeping up with a maturing civilization.
No Memory, but He Filled In the Blanks
By BENEDICT CAREY
A man who had brain tissue removed in 1953 stunned researchers over the years by learning some new facts and maintaining his addiction to crossword puzzles.
ESSAY
A Puzzle Solver Moves On to Life’s Riddles
By THOMAS LIN
A former puzzle addict is now searching for answers to life’s persistent questions.
More Science News
Chinese Tycoon Focuses on Green Construction
By KEITH BRADSHER
Zhang Yue advocates limits on greenhouse gases that would also benefit his company, a maker of air-conditioners.
The Beautiful Mind
Images from “Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain From Antiquity to the 21st Century” show new techniques in trying to understand the mysteries of the brain.
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: A New Generation of Robotic Weapons
Several manufacturers and research facilities are changing the face of the battlefield with robots designed to help transport equipment, gather intelligence and attack enemy forces.
VIDEO: The Animators of Life
Building on decades of research and mountains of data, scientists and animators are now recreating in vivid and sometimes jaw-dropping detail the complex inner machinery of living cells.
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Voices: What's Next in Science
Here are prognostications for science in 2011 from 10 leading figures in 10 widely scattered disciplines, from genomics to mathematics to earth science.
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