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[:es]Toward a Grand Unified Theory of Snowflakes[:]
Snow crystals come in two main types. The “pope” of snowflake physics has a new theory that explains why.
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[:es]Famous Fluid Equations Spring a Leak[:]
Researchers have spent centuries looking for a scenario in which the Euler fluid equations fail. Now a mathematician has finally found one.
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[:es]Continents of the Underworld Come Into Focus[:]
Giant blobs nestled deep in the Earth may influence everything from the structure of island chains to mass-extinction events.
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[:es]No Dark Energy? No Chance, Cosmologists Contend[:]
A study challenged the evidence for the mysterious antigravitational force known as dark energy. Then cosmologists shot back.
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[:es]Mathematician Proves Huge Result on ‘Dangerous’ Problem[:]
Mathematicians regard the Collatz conjecture as a quagmire and warn each other to stay away. But now Terence Tao has made more progress than anyone in decades.
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[:es]Why the Laws of Physics Are Inevitable[:]
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.
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[:es]How Microbiomes Affect Fear[:]
New studies help to explain how microbes in the gut can shape a host’s fear responses.
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[:es]Longevity Linked to Proteins That Calm Overexcited Neurons[:]
New research makes a molecular connection between the brain and aging — and shows that overactive neurons can shorten life span.
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[:es]Top Dark Matter Candidate Loses Ground to Tiniest Competitor[:]
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 […]