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Does intelligent life exist elsewhere in the universe? The question has captivated us for centuries, but despite decades of searching it remains frustratingly unanswered. Every so often a curious signal appears — fossilized structures in a meteorite, say, or an unusual gas in an ... Show More

What links certain mathematical models of traffic flow, shallow-water waves, and quantum particle scattering? The surprising answer lies in a corner of the algebraic combinatorics world that goes by the name of positive Grassmannian. In simple terms, the positive Grassmannian is ... Show More

One of the most surprising and remarkable discoveries in recent scientific history has been CRISPR. Short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, CRISPR is a form of immune system that evolved in bacteria more than a billion years ago to defend against pers ... Show More

<p><span>A new magnum opus posits the existence of a hidden mathematical link akin to the connection between electricity and magnetism. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain.</span></p> 

<p>Using machine learning, string theorists are finally showing how microscopic configurations of extra dimensions translate into sets of elementary particles — though not yet those of our universe.</p> 

Powerful new experiments have uncovered some of the molecular underpinnings of sleep. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/researchers-tap-a-sleep-switch-in-the-brain-20170214/" target="_blank">Researchers Tap a Sleep Switch in the Brain</a> first appeared on <a hr ... Show More

<p><span>Neuroscientists uncovered an energy-saving mode in vision-system neurons that works at the cost of being able to see fine-grained details. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Unanswered Questions” by Kevin MacLeod.</span></p> 

Researchers have proved that secure quantum encryption is possible in a world without hard problems. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/cryptographers-discover-a-new-foundation-for-quantum-secrecy-20240603/" target="_blank">Cryptographers Discover a New Foundatio ... Show More

<p>New experiments reveal how the brain chooses which memories to save and add credence to advice about the importance of rest.</p> 

Physicists have ruled out a mundane explanation for the strange findings of an old Soviet experiment, leaving open the possibility that the results point to a new fundamental particle. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-could-explain-the-gallium-anomaly-2024 ... Show More

<p><span>Computer scientists can now solve a decades-old problem in practically the time it takes to write it down. Read more at quantamagazine.org. Music is “Aimless Amos” by Rondo Brothers.</span></p> 

<p><span>The quantum energy teleportation protocol was proposed in 2008 and largely ignored. Now two independent experiments have shown that it works. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Pulse” by Geographer.</span></p> 

Researchers are uncovering the hidden laws that reveal how the Internet grows, how viruses spread, and how financial bubbles burst. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-new-laws-of-explosive-networks-20150714/" target="_blank">The New Laws of Explosive Networks ... Show More