Three experiments have vetted quantum Darwinism, a theory that explains how quantum possibilities can give rise to objective, classical reality.

Tiny, dim “dwarf” galaxies have been found to hide gas-spewing black holes.

The computer vision scientist Greg Johnson is building systems that can recognize organelles on sight and show the dynamics of living cells more clearly than microscopy can.

The "sensitivity" conjecture stumped many top computer scientists, yet the new proof is so simple that one researcher summed it up in a single tweet.

Answering these simple questions can give you an intuitive feel for the geometric properties behind the emergence of superconductivity in rotated graphene

For the first time, researchers have created a scale model of the twisting loops of the sun’s magnetic field.

Experimenters in Germany have glimpsed the kind of strange, non-atomic matter thought to fill the cores of merging neutron stars.

Physicists have found examples of “universality” in a system of confined bubbles. The work could help researchers understand the strange behavior of singularities.

A new look at a ubiquitous phenomenon has uncovered unexpected fractal behavior that could give us clues about the early universe and the arrow of time.

To avoid passing on new mutations to offspring, plants seem to minimize the number of divisions by the stem cells that make flowers and seeds.

Researchers found that elongating certain brain signals in rats improved their memory. The work revealed a new property to look out for in the hunt for

Carlo Rubbia, leader of the bold collider experiment that in 1983 discovered the W and Z bosons, thinks particle physicists should now smash muons together in an innovative “Higgs factory.”

New measurements could upend the standard theory of the cosmos that has reigned since the discovery of dark energy 21 years ago.

New research suggests that many embryonic cells commit to a developmental fate when they become too small to divide unevenly anymore.

Carlo Rubbia explains why he thinks particle physicists should take the next step by building a “Higgs factory.” Read the full interview here: https://www.quantamagazine.org/carlo-rubbia-calls-for-courage-as-physicists-confront-collider-dilemma-20190807/…

Polynomials aren’t just exercises in abstraction. They’re good at illuminating structure in surprising places.

The ancient Greeks wondered when “irrational” numbers can be approximated by fractions. By proving the longstanding Duffin-Schaeffer conjecture, two mathematicians have provided a complete answer.

How do black holes merge and make gravitational waves? Maybe with a little help from their friends.

Researchers agree it’s a long shot, but transmissible cancers could theoretically evolve into independent species. Certain weird parasites might be living proof.

Does objective, perfect randomness exist, or is randomness merely a product of our ignorance?

Mathematicians and neuroscientists have created the first anatomically accurate model that explains how vision is possible.