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Monday, October 8, 2018

Your Phone Can Help Predict the Weather

A network of smartphones can improve short-term weather forecasts.

Marcus Woo, Contributor

Sports

Playing Many Sports as a Kid May Help Hockey Players Reach the Top

Research suggests most North American college and professional hockey players don't specialize as youngsters.

Brian Owens, Contributor

Physics

Snap, Crackle, Pop: What Rice Cereal Can Tell Us About Collapsing Ice Shelves

New research reveals how wet porous materials collapse under pressure.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Creature

Paleontologists' Discovery Suggests Dinosaur Kids' Table

The smallest Diplodocus skull ever discovered reveals clues about the group's evolution.

Claire Cleveland, Contributor

Human

'Strikingly' Effective at Fighting Cancer -- But at What Cost?

Checkpoint inhibitors lift the brakes on the immune system, but may join other new drugs in pressing the accelerator on health care costs.

James Gaines, Contributor

Earth

Your Phone Can Help Predict the Weather

A network of smartphones can improve short-term weather forecasts.

Marcus Woo, Contributor

Culture

To Win a Nobel Prize in Science … Make Art?

For top scientists like James P. Allison, music and other artistic endeavors may be key to success.

Nala Rogers, Staff Writer

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