Meet Janna Levin, the Chillest Astrophysicist Alive
Triangles in the Sky Tell the Story of the Universe’s Birth
Scientists Search for Signatures of Alien Life Hidden in Gas
Virtuoso Experiment Reveals the Quantum Secret to Superconductivity
Even Einstein Didn’t Think Gravitational Waves Existed
The path from a revolutionary set of equations to the detection of gravitational waves was strewn with obstacles and controversy.
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Listening to Nature’s Early Warning System May Save Species
Scientists are homing in on a warning signal that arises in complex systems like ecological food webs, the brain and the Earth’s climate. Could it help prevent future catastrophes?
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Visions of Future Physics
Nima Arkani-Hamed is championing a campaign to build the world’s largest particle collider, even as he pursues a new vision of the laws of nature.
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The Tricky Encryption That Could Stump Quantum Computers
In the drive to safeguard data from future quantum computers, cryptographers have stumbled upon a thin red line between security and efficiency.
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A New Theory to Explain the Higgs Mass
One of the greatest mysteries in physics could be solved by a mattress-like axion field that permeates space and time.
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