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A basketball computer program simulates millions of trajectories in search of the ideal shot.
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Feb. 28 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Gunnerside. A stealthy group of skiing commandos took out a crucial Nazi…
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An ultra-safe industry has important experience that could help a vulnerable new industry improve its safety.
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For years, researchers have known there is no evidence for a link between playing violent video games and aggressive or…
No longer in fanciful coats or button-down shirts with neckties, Olympians compete in uniforms specially designed and engineered…
Flu virus mutates so quickly that one year's vaccine won't work on the next year's common strains. But rational…
Wearables help regular people track their activity, but sophisticated technology can give deeper insights to elite athletes.
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Growing grapes and making wine come with a lot of implications about a culture's capabilities. Apparently, Sicily of…