The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex Life
After 30 days, the algae in the middle were still unicellular. As the scientists put algae from thicker and thicker…
‘Gem’ of a Proof Breaks 80-Year-Old Record, Offers New Insights Into Prime Numbers
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Sometimes mathematicians try to tackle a problem head on, and sometimes…
How the Brain Decides What to Remember
“There has to be some kind of triage to remember what is relevant and forget the rest,” Zugaro said. “Understanding…
Cryptographers Are Discovering New Rules for Quantum Encryption
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Say you want to send a private message, cast a secret…
What Came Before the Big Bang?
Robert Brandenberger, a physicist at McGill University who was not involved with the study, said the new paper “sets a…
Scientists Just Discovered a New Type of Magnetism
“The very reason that we have magnetism in our everyday lives is because of the strength of electron exchange interactions,”…
Cryptographers Are Getting Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.We all know to be careful about the details we share…
The Lawlessness of Large Numbers
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.So far this year, Quanta has chronicled three major advances in…
A New Idea for How to Assemble Life
According to assembly theory, before Darwinian evolution can proceed, something has to select for multiple copies of high-AI objects from…
A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the Nucleus
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.A new measurement of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons…
