Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

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In a pioneering discovery, researchers at UNIST have captured, for the first time, the elusive intermediate stages involved in the pairing of cell membrane proteins. Contrary to long-held beliefs that ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question — how hard is it to untie a knot? — has a complicated answer.

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