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Quantum Scientists Have Built a New Math of Cryptography

July 25, 2025

In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.

Why Did The Universe Begin?

July 24, 2025

In this episode of The Joy of Why, Thomas Hertog discusses his collaboration with Stephen Hawking on a provocative theory arguing that the laws of physics evolved with the universe, and how this could have shaped a cosmos fit for life.

The Cells That Breathe Two Ways

July 23, 2025

In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time.

AI Comes Up with Bizarre Physics Experiments. But They Work.

July 21, 2025

Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, although the humans are still “doing a lot of baby-sitting.”

Stylized digital artwork illustrating the concept of knowledge distillation in artificial intelligence. A big futuristic machine representing a large teacher model beams streams of binary code downward into an open laptop below, symbolizing a smaller student model receiving knowledge.

How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper

Fundamental technique lets researchers use a big, expensive “teacher” model to train a “student” model for less.

A New Geometry for Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

July 16, 2025

A team of mathematicians based in Vienna is developing tools to extend the scope of general relativity.

RNA Is the Cell’s Emergency Alert System

July 14, 2025

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals danger.

The Biggest-Ever Digital Camera Is This Cosmologist’s Magnum Opus

July 11, 2025

Tony Tyson’s cameras revealed the universe’s dark contents. Now, with the Rubin Observatory’s 3.2-billion-pixel camera, he’s ready to study dark matter and dark energy in unprecedented detail.

How Can Regional Models Advance Climate Science?

July 10, 2025

Elfatih Eltahir explains why we need more local and social data, like disease spread and population growth, to better predict and address climate-related challenges.

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