Quanta
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Moonshine Master Toys With String Theory
The physicist-mathematician Miranda Cheng is working to harness a mysterious connection between string theory, algebra and number theory.
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Neutrinos Hint of Matter-Antimatter Rift
An early sign that neutrinos behave differently than antineutrinos suggests an answer to one of the biggest questions in physics.
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Mining Black Hole Collisions for New Physics
The physicist Asimina Arvanitaki is thinking up ways to search gravitational wave data for evidence of dark matter particles orbiting black holes.
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A Bird’s-Eye View of Nature’s Hidden Order
Scientists are exploring a mysterious pattern, found in birds’ eyes, boxes of marbles and other surprising places, that is neither regular nor random.
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How Feynman Diagrams Almost Saved Space
Richard Feynman’s famous diagrams embody a deep shift in thinking about how the universe is put together
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The Maestro of Memory Manipulation
The neuroscientist Sheena Josselyn can evoke and erase memories in mice using new tools that precisely control the brain.
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The Oracle of Arithmetic
At 28, Peter Scholze is uncovering deep connections between number theory and geometry.
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New Life Found That Lives Off Electricity
Scientists have figured out how microbes can suck energy from rocks. Such life-forms might be more widespread than anyone anticipated.
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The Downside to Neanderthal DNA
The regions of DNA around our genes are conspicuously absent of Neanderthal DNA, suggesting that natural selection weeded it out. Now Rasmus Nielsen of the University of California, Berkeley, and […]