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Roger Camp of Seal Beach, Calif., is a poet, blues pianist, photographer and orchid enthusiast. When he’s not at home, he’s photographing in the Old World. His work has appeared in Spillway, Slant, ...

Robert Ghrist is a mathematician at the University of Pennsylvania. He works in applied algebraic topology and creates animations and visualizations of mathematics.

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A new study helps narrow down the reasons why Black people undergoing infertility treatment have fewer live births ...

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Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard, winners of this year’s Turing Award, spent their lives touting the advantages of the ...

Security feeds and traffic cameras have helped guide some of the most audacious targeted killings in modern history. Security ...