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[:es]By considering simple symmetries, physicists working on the “bootstrap” have rederived the four known forces. “There’s just no freedom in the laws of physics,” said one.[:]

[:es]New studies help to explain how microbes in the gut can shape a host’s fear responses. [:]

[:es]New research makes a molecular connection between the brain and aging — and shows that overactive neurons can shorten life span.[:]

[:es]Physicists have long searched for hypothesized dark matter particles called WIMPs. Now, focus may be shifting to the axion — an ultra-lightweight particle whose existence would solve two mysteries at […]

[:es]A surprisingly youthful estimate of the age of the rings has stirred a backlash. At stake is our best clue for understanding where the rings came from in the first […]

[:es]After millions of games, machine learning algorithms found creative solutions and unexpected new strategies that could transfer to the real world.[:]

[:es]By reimagining the kinks and folds of origami as atoms in a lattice, researchers are uncovering strange behavior hiding in simple structures.[:]

[:es]Three physicists wanted to calculate how neutrinos change. They ended up discovering an unexpected relationship between some of the most ubiquitous objects in math.[:]

[:es]Activity in the visual cortex and other sensory areas is dominated by signals about body movements, down to little tics and twitches. Scientists are now rethinking how they study and […]