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A group of scientists studying the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, believe there’s a way to predict the motions of a large crowd.

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Researchers were able to recreate the running form of the famous hominin. Spoiler: she’s not winning any marathons.

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Quantum physics underlies technologies from the laser to the smartphone. The International Year of Quantum marks a century of scientific developments.