The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Bio-inspired computational methods have gained popularity recently. These methods mimic the seemingly complex behavior of organisms to tackle difficult and often overwhelming problems. For example, ...

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While we try to keep ourselves healthy from head to toe, many of us forget about what’s at the very top of our bodies — our hair. But there’s good reason to want to keep your locks healthy. “Our hair ...