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[:es]‘Milestone’ Evidence for Anyons, a Third Kingdom of Particles[:]

Anyons don’t fit into either of the two known particle kingdoms. To find them, physicists had to erase the third dimension.
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[:es]What Goes On in a Proton? Quark Math Still Conflicts With Experiments.[:]

Two ways of approximating the ultra-complicated math that governs quark particles have recently come into conflict, leaving physicists unsure what their decades-old theory predicts.
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[:es]What Might Be Speeding Up the Universe’s Expansion?[:]

Physicists have proposed extra cosmic ingredients that could explain the faster-than-expected expansion of space.
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[:es]Why Sex? Biologists Find New Explanations[:]

Why did sex evolve? Theories usually focus on the diversity of future generations, but some researchers find compelling explanations in the immediate benefits to individuals.
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[:es]Why Are Black Holes So Bright?[:]

And why is the black hole at the center of our own galaxy so dim?
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[:es]Some Animals Have No Microbiome. Here’s What That Tells Us.[:]

To stay healthy, humans and some other animals rely on a complex community of bacteria in their guts. But research is starting to show that those partnerships might be more […]
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[:es]Where Do New Genes Come From?[:]

In their search for sources of genetic novelty, researchers find that some “orphan genes” with no obvious ancestors evolve out of junk DNA, contrary to old assumptions.
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[:es]To Make the Perfect Mirror, Physicists Confront the Mystery of Glass[:]

Sometimes a mirror that reflects 99.9999% of light isn’t good enough.
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[:es]Mathematics as a Team Sport[:]

When 50 mathematicians spend a week in the woods, there’s no telling what will happen. And that’s the point.